CVE-2026-55059

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

0.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 3.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.1 (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:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

NVD analysis status

Deferred. 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

2026-08-25 00:16Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-27 14:30Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-06-16

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
• CWE-124Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

98250733246695c7d7ef7ac046ded6a0ba7f2705587d83163e1cc4a27f0fb30d

• github.comhttps://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-54cp-3rq6-7mq8x_refsource_CONFIRM