CVE-2026-87976

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

0.79% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 56.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.2 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-21.

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

2026-09-16 19:32Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-17 19:13Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-09-09

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C

Weaknesses

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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4c398effdeaf72ad4d77222851ee9e877a79e32911a11bb866db3b481c95b908

• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/kw89toml5zq20ry3279mx7y184vrlb8xvendor-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/16/11