CVE-2026-24516

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

2.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 83.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

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

2026-03-23 00:00Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-03-24 13:36Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

299c7249e62303e763492e2412ad15e63add009d0b341e44e5fac5e463739b0c

• github.comhttps://github.com/digitalocean/droplet-agent/blob/main/internal/troubleshooting/actioner/actioner.go
• github.comhttps://github.com/digitalocean/droplet-agent/blob/main/internal/troubleshooting/command/exec.go
• github.comhttps://github.com/digitalocean/droplet-agent/blob/main/internal/troubleshooting/command/command.go
• github.comhttps://github.com/poxsky/CVE-2026-24516-DigitalOcean-RCE