CVE-2026-78254

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.

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

0.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 43.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2026-09-07 07:41Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-08 15:45Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-24

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.4)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-23Relative Path TraversalBase
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1ff4dc5c997d251de2ab43616bc0c4826861042078a03ff8acccf674c0ed80c5

• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/05s46qrlbhd06c6rsgvxh8zo0l4p9sczvendor-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/06/2