CVE-2026-40959

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

0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 7.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.3 (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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Deferred. 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

2026-04-16 00:51Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-16 12:32Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-16

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control SphereBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cbd9848fc021f991bdd21f3a715196459e96dcca1474b4b1265fcadd7eb876d5

• github.comhttps://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/security/advisories/GHSA-g596-mf82-w8c3
• github.comhttps://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/commit/8a929dfb97aa08337f49ba1bb96a56d6557dc896
• github.comhttps://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/commit/53cef183e2a85a4daff84ac1a9a7946f940da8f8