01 Record
CVE-2026-71259
ESPHome external_components file:// Scheme Validation Bypass Leading to Remote Code Execution
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: TuranSec
CNA base score8.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
ESPHome external_components file:// Scheme Validation Bypass Leading to Remote Code Execution
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 6.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.6 (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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-26.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-05 12:26Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-10 11:46Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-05
- Assigning CNA
- TuranSec
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-184Incomplete List of Disallowed InputsBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 7fed8a40f4c080aceede7addb881718507c31b9084987ce08af45797186a0e87
05 Affected products
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