CVE-2026-40501

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

0.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 54.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-15.

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

2026-07-15 17:41Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-28 01:48Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-13

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control SphereBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cbef47a04e4beda3740fc0e0fd4347947347ea3e381cacaf93eecb3e25282153

• gist.github.comResearcher Disclosurehttps://gist.github.com/Mundi-Xu/99af1b08275fd437cfb79bfe481e68b7technical-descriptionexploit
• github.comPatch Commithttps://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio/commit/151853035e8e417a51559ebfc243eda98361a882patch
• www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cherry-studio-rce-via-searchservice-nodeintegration-misconfigurationthird-party-advisory