CVE-2026-79992

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

Not scored by EPSS

EPSS percentile

Not scored by EPSS

NVD base score

The NVD has published no score for this record

NVD CVSS vector

No NVD score to derive

NVD analysis status

Not recorded

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

2026-08-25 17:16Z1 HR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-25 17:44Z1 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-08-25

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a1ad4597a3d5b191f0e56a58be7d4aeb779915f5c0e0ce6059428164f9aa5030

• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79992vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2523665https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523665issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT