CVE-2026-41079

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

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 34.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

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

2026-04-24 16:54Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-25 01:47Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-16

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

095a3aedf642d36e7635c7618546973702a80f6d4141b8f14192b6751992f115

• github.comhttps://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/security/advisories/GHSA-6wpw-g8g6-wvrvx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/b7c2525a885f528d243c3a92197ca99609b3f080x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/d7fe0f521ff3b24676511e747b058362b9a20737x_refsource_MISC