CVE-2026-116606

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-11-10. Federal remediation due 2026-11-13.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 75.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Undergoing Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-11-11.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-11-02 12:59Z9 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-11-11 04:55Z8 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-10-26

Assigning CNA

Mandiant

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or ChannelBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a0f49ce8cacd9c1b57e88c99974dd266f825dbe7cd2f466fdf5904cb35de56e9

• github.comhttps://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2026/MNDT-2026-0042.mdthird-party-advisory
• trust.barracuda.comhttps://trust.barracuda.com/security/pre-authentication-authorization-bypass-command-injectionvendor-advisory
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-116606government-resource