CVE-2026-48061

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

0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 31.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-10.

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

2026-08-03 20:47Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-04 15:05Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-05-20

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-644Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting SyntaxVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

880a7651ca56a8f43244b334a829dc9e5362205976815293b11d8595d5d2b0ef

• github.comhttps://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/security/advisories/GHSA-3qmc-cj7q-62hvx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/commit/6930a20ceb543912cd651b42deae5b9f3637a262x_refsource_MISC