CVE-2026-24834

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

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 12.3% 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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. 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

2026-02-19 15:57Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-15 01:16Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-01-27

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.4)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
• CWE-281Improper Preservation of PermissionsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f557a9c8947c88aa34bada0820889e8c805c96f618a466d7fbc33085a552a0e5

• github.comhttps://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/security/advisories/GHSA-wwj6-vghv-5p64x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/commit/6a672503973bf7c687053e459bfff8a9652e16bfx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/releases/tag/3.27.0x_refsource_MISC
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24834vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2441025https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441025issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24834.jsonx_sadp-csaf-vex