CVE-2026-40851

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 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

0.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 2.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.

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

2026-05-27 08:06Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-27 11:54Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-15

Assigning CNA

CERTVDE

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.4)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-1287Improper Validation of Specified Type of InputBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9ce2409d6b2b14daaadaf6b99844cb03cada8971269d890b463de1af9c455cef

• www.certvde.comhttps://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-054/