CVE-2026-73638

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 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

0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 7.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-22.

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

2026-09-17 21:18Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-22 18:28Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-13

Assigning CNA

CPANSec

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9aa822b764eb82453fac014e95527ef88e56b47f3aa7c66703aaeffd583def3c

• github.comhttps://github.com/tonycoz/imager/security/advisories/GHSA-j47j-8w8p-3mmcvendor-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/tonycoz/imager/commit/48ba8ac0749f89466b6e6681fb88cbdb51086ebd.patchpatch
• github.comhttps://github.com/tonycoz/imager/commit/6f1fd003a8e48c7e6e58b7019a04cc71bbfec2c3.patchpatch
• github.comhttps://github.com/tonycoz/imager/issues/568issue-tracking
• bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1144226issue-tracking
• metacpan.orghttps://metacpan.org/release/TONYC/Imager-1.035/changesrelease-notes
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/17/5