CVE-2026-16442

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 10.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-10.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2026-08-05 15:00Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-31 14:47Z4 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-07-21

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-346Origin Validation ErrorClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e2cc3c9c165556dadad11bb8a5a302efd2173b6a55da8db13ef40afdc3ce37a6

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:50846https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50846vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:50847https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50847vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:50848https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50848vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:50849https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50849vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16442vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2503138https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2503138issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT