CVE-2026-40228

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 6.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

3.3 (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:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Low. 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

2026-04-10 15:48Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-05 01:34Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-10

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 2.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-669Incorrect Resource Transfer Between SpheresClass
• CWE-117Improper Output Neutralization for LogsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

59a1132c5fb0ae24be8f04f5ced8a930bc857c1aa845ba90c60534cd964961d0

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