CVE-2026-18998

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

0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 11.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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 2026-08-12.

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

2026-08-06 04:45Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-06 17:32Z29 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-05

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase
• CWE-285Improper AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4fd567d759812f8571a47ace0c0fa40eae94c3f73e845496161fd93aafbd2ef4

• vuldb.comVDB-386381 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent delegate_task Tool sub-agent.ts SubAgent.run improper authorizationhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/386381vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-386381 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/vuln/386381/ctisignaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comCVE-2026-18998 | CVE Analysis and Reporthttps://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18998third-party-advisory
• vuldb.comSubmit #862628 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent 1.1.12 Improper Authorization (CWE-285)https://vuldb.com/submit/862628third-party-advisory
• vuldb.comSubmit #862629 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent 1.1.12 Improper Authorization (CWE-285) (Duplicate)https://vuldb.com/submit/862629third-party-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/issues/74exploitissue-tracking
• github.comhttps://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/product