CVE-2026-42041

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

0.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 46.8% 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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-25.

Red Hat severity

Important. 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 17:55Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-26 12:05Z9 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-04-23

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
• CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')Variant
• CWE-915Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object AttributesBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5d7b0d43b474fa4e473aabec95f2830b6d6053de4e762da4bc84a03155f06a65

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