CVE-2026-40924

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

0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 24.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2026-04-21 20:47Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-22 16:03Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-15

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cc014254041cfbc643e4cee18e960fa46e0074fe8e7c3ccd5cfe84b2dbfbd40f

• github.comhttps://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/security/advisories/GHSA-m2cx-gpqf-qf74x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/releases/tag/v1.11.1x_refsource_MISC