CVE-2026-2540

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

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

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 12.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:H/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:D/RE:M/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. 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

2026-02-15 11:03Z8 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-02-17 17:06Z8 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-15

Assigning CNA

ASRG

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:H/V:D/RE:M

Weaknesses

• CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or ChannelBase
• CWE-294Authentication Bypass by Capture-replayBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3a18d715ebbd294cecc828d3fa873475ff88505a074269bcd21712905ddec0a9

• asrg.iohttps://asrg.io/security-advisories/cve-2026-2540/third-party-advisory