CVE-2026-5917

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

1.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 72.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.6 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-24.

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

2026-08-11 21:40Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-01 15:20Z28 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-04-08

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.6)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

6a80d01cf9b698977852bae677b8bb054d92408ededafd59d860750863eb0aee

• github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-xqj4-2j5v-rr75)https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-xqj4-2j5v-rr75vendor-advisorypatch
• www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libgit2-shell-command-injection-via-ssh-libssh2-backendthird-party-advisory