CVE-2026-24686

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

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

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 13.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2026-01-27 00:45Z9 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-01-27 14:40Z9 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-23

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.7)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

814b52c714d0b6d8bfe1efbfdc593c6a6a981c27ce34a7514e9feee3014ac69c

• github.comhttps://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/security/advisories/GHSA-jqc5-w2xx-5vq4x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/commit/d361e2ea24e427581343dee5c7a32b485d79fcc0x_refsource_MISC