CVE-2026-78243

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

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 15.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

2.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:H/U:Green

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.

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

2026-10-07 09:15Z22 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-07 17:50Z21 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-24

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 2.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/S:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:H/U:Green

Weaknesses

• CWE-248Uncaught ExceptionBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

061916c71096301749b1a9c5377f54d449c1cf0543b5b76c7aaa6221055602ec

• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/yz51lpj6k8q2hz7x2gjdpcrk44hdn25vvendor-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/24