CVE-2026-48120

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

0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 9.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.6 (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:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.

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

2026-08-07 22:34Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-11 01:20Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-05-20

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class
• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0160026ea225bf4fa02fd31a10514ea034ffcc5eb05a24834d8222d2ef2cd089

• github.comhttps://github.com/mawww/kakoune/security/advisories/GHSA-h99r-h8cp-vwcqx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/mawww/kakoune/commit/25c7b13b244fd1ddacc63ecfe1784b5ebc2ba825x_refsource_MISC