CVE-2026-42886

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

0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 23.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

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

2026-05-11 19:54Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-12 12:57Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-30

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-409Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

91ea4f68c95af5fae07af73c787318bf78be0d211408ca90b479913c9511b745

• github.comhttps://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-4jq4-rvq8-j26hx_refsource_CONFIRM