CVE-2026-61617

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

0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 37.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

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

2026-08-26 21:56Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-27 16:05Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-10

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.7)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

fd389c249638488ec57c952cac5fc089bbb8bb2b8d69d37bb03b9b81868c3ccd

• github.comhttps://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-8j54-xcwx-597px_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/da1a216cfff5867fa66be32cb1edb93e37fd71ffx_refsource_MISC