CVE-2026-5492

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

1.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 73.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-30.

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

2026-07-29 19:10Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-29 19:47Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-03

Assigning CNA

zdi

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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

bf84a595dc8905062c2130eb6181c3bbd236a9966a78f8f059e0f12c0d9c3a15

• www.zerodayinitiative.comZDI-26-288https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-288/x_research-advisory
• www.drivelock.helpvendor-provided URLhttps://www.drivelock.help/sb/Content/SecurityBulletins/26-003-PathValidation.htmvendor-advisory