CVE-2026-16488

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

1.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 72.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-22.

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

2026-07-21 23:15Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-22 13:00Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-21

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 2.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class
• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0ebb03ac2cf19aa1f40cd8cb199ef1b9cba3ef0810e3318e95188549e66a89f6

• vuldb.comVDB-380945 | QUSETIONS MiniCode-Python Project File config.py subprocess.Popen os command injectionhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/380945vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-380945 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/vuln/380945/ctisignaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comCVE-2026-16488 | CVE Analysis and Reporthttps://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16488third-party-advisory
• vuldb.comSubmit #860017 | QUSETIONS MiniCode-Python v0.1.0 54d47f3 OS Command Injectionhttps://vuldb.com/submit/860017third-party-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/QUSETIONS/MiniCode-Python/issues/13issue-tracking
• github.comhttps://github.com/QUSETIONS/MiniCode-Python/issues/13#issuecomment-4764889606issue-tracking
• gist.github.comhttps://gist.github.com/menelausx/2e6275222cb2e8aa412a145ba7abec66exploit
• github.comhttps://github.com/QUSETIONS/MiniCode-Python/commit/9d868dc2550f426c6ddf8ee98f30ffe450ca5e32patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/QUSETIONS/MiniCode-Python/releases/tag/v0.1.0-rc1patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/QUSETIONS/MiniCode-Python/product