CVE-2026-1961

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 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

1.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 70.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-15.

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

2026-03-26 12:53Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-15 01:20Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-05

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.0)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5021f283cba8e90377d354661b94a7bf2befbc1141f877fa0872cefa39a6d9ed

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:5968https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5968vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:5970https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5970vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:5971https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5971vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1961vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2437036https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2437036issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/27/3
• security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-1961.jsonx_sadp-csaf-vex