CVE-2026-21766

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

0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 21.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-28.

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

2026-08-05 20:11Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-06 13:12Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-05

Assigning CNA

HCL

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.4)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsClass
• CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cec5a057f251452fb33adcea03bd753b835cdb57938b56b4d65d1de9771e4857

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