CVE-2026-44517

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 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

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

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 7.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-12.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2026-08-21 20:29Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-25 17:07Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-05-06

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a381fdf4163ed412a3f39412ea7f895453a183b7c4dbc34d9ac4ce4f8b43d21f

• github.comhttps://github.com/podman-container-tools/buildah/security/advisories/GHSA-49p4-px3h-rq49x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/podman-container-tools/buildah/commit/54459cf8a0feb4b1da766e4a6360451834e1846cx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/podman-container-tools/buildah/commit/fc2003bb2efeb3ed7d5c7e1e88d04e78f370a944x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/podman-container-tools/buildah/releases/tag/v1.43.2x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/podman-container-tools/buildah/releases/tag/v1.44.0x_refsource_MISC