CVE-2026-80179

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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 34.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.9 (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:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-31.

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

2026-08-27 21:14Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-09 17:11Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-25

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.9)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

666fd6c09c48a96e08229a5326f9963698033b50ca372c017a11cd1220163836

• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-80179vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2524147https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2524147issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• github.comhttps://github.com/latchset/jwcrypto/security/advisories/GHSA-96rv-c4vc-h4f4