CVE-2026-18860

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

0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 38.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.

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

2026-08-11 14:52Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-11 19:43Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-04

Assigning CNA

rapid7

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.7)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or PrivilegesBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7327a57bf39f667da91b85177a56d08b9151433c59505e82393e486bbe8b4af8

• docs.velociraptor.apphttps://docs.velociraptor.app/announcements/advisories/cve-2026-18860/
• github.comhttps://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/commit/dc38bd6a7e12a678cd79e726bdd1ded4eed75967