CVE-2026-8612

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

0.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 2.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

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

2026-05-15 01:11Z3 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-15 14:31Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-05-14

Assigning CNA

CPANSec

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted DataBase
• CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0c09c91b60b5db093168561b8cb7ac57933c4c19552b8c60a6aea370fff2d835

• github.comhttps://github.com/libwww-perl/WWW-Mechanize-Cached/pull/36patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/libwww-perl/WWW-Mechanize-Cached/commit/b821647deeedf83490ebc1db91d959d942300ce0.patchpatch
• metacpan.orghttps://metacpan.org/release/OALDERS/WWW-Mechanize-Cached-2.00/changesrelease-notes
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/15/1