CVE-2026-65970

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

0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 36.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-29.

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

2026-09-18 15:41Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-18 16:43Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-23

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-825Expired Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

fd47c94b24aec60e06b726ccb0ce741fd461508a90f78d91644baafbea553f71

• github.comhttps://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/security/advisories/GHSA-v278-gpwr-r836x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/pull/5294x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/commit/31201c22df477b105b105c0dcfbf5d3d46db431bx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/releases/tag/v3.1.16.0x_refsource_MISC