CVE-2026-27824

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

0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 6.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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

2026-02-27 19:46Z8 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-03-02 12:54Z8 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-24

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication AttemptsBase
• CWE-346Origin Validation ErrorClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

2ec3a59e31a3e74552ea91cf13751b6a8256b9d4c86f6460a9fbf2294a549d2b

• github.comhttps://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/security/advisories/GHSA-vhxc-r7v8-2xrwx_refsource_CONFIRM