CVE-2026-79705

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

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 34.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-02.

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

2026-09-15 16:23Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-10-02 14:00Z27 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-25

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3953d23660a2a68264dfdb308d0370229d74d18457c6f74bd508b98bda9b9499

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:74861https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74861vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79705vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2523419https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523419issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT