CVE-2026-19980

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

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 13.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (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:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/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 2026-08-20.

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

2026-08-17 03:45Z18 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-19 14:51Z16 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-16

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:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X

Weaknesses

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class
• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

71d9f0a5dbd4f6d86e61bef3e3ba0f44d1bb7ae9aab66a4cf7c4ebb2e3a30432

• vuldb.comVDB-391162 | GL.iNet XE3000 Language Update ui.update_langs code injectionhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/391162vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-391162 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/vuln/391162/ctisignaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comCVE-2026-19980 | CVE Analysis and Reporthttps://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19980third-party-advisory
• vuldb.comSubmit #873916 | GL.iNet Router 4.8.x RCEhttps://vuldb.com/submit/873916third-party-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/gl-inet/CVE-issues/blob/main/4.0.0/Language%20Auto-Update%20Cron%20RCE.mdpatch