CVE-2026-48162

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 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

0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 41.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.1 (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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-25.

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

2026-08-19 16:13Z16 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-25 02:15Z10 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-05-20

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-73External Control of File Name or PathBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

fb91a3c0358f22349e4ff315a3d62cb07e7be59ac39fe5e90ab1fa99f4e1c2a2

• github.comhttps://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-r6f5-h662-8ffcx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/36246x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/commit/de1eeedbe336744934be4e20d87d84a76e438ceex_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v4.14.6x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/releases/tag/v5.0.0-beta3x_refsource_MISC