CVE-2026-42171

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

0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 11.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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

2026-04-24 21:20Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-25 19:33Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-24

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e2120e2a051fd07a742fd418d0d2e216d3708fc281578de7476ddc77b99c21bb

• nsis.sourceforge.iohttps://nsis.sourceforge.io/Docs/AppendixF.html#v3.12-cl
• github.comhttps://github.com/NSIS-Dev/nsis/commit/8e6f02205d5f22da6c7855dbfe59b2af667330ca
• github.comhttps://github.com/NSIS-Dev/nsis/blob/7359413009afd4f0fff472d841fc2f2cc0e0a5f8/Source/exehead/util.c#L475-L484
• learn.microsoft.comhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winbase/nf-winbase-gettempfilename