CVE-2026-71195

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 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

0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 41.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.9 (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:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-27.

Red Hat severity

Critical. 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

2026-10-21 05:31Z8 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-27 22:03Z1 DAY AGO

Reserved

2026-08-05

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
• CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9b59b920811b176f8d12f25dfb5c2fdb47c3cd76a8aee9851b42567cb342336c

• launchpad.nethttps://launchpad.net/bugs/2161412issue-tracking
• openwall.comhttps://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/20/18mailing-listvendor-advisory
• security.openstack.orghttps://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-046.htmlvendor-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/20/18
• bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/2161412exploit