CVE-2026-16802

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-24. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows a local actor with file system access to read secret values via secret variables stored in cleartext on disk when no vault is selected.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 27, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 24, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

DEVO-2026-0025 - Advisory - Security

https://devolutions.net/security/advisories/DEVO-2026-0025/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16802(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 15× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-27 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-27 04:08 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-27 04:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-26 03:00 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-26 03:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-24 18:02 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  11. 2026-07-24 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-24 18:01 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  13. 2026-07-24 16:11 UTCNVD update
  14. 2026-07-24 15:13 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-24 15:13 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16802?
CVE-2026-16802 is a medium vulnerability published on July 24, 2026. Cleartext storage of sensitive information in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows a local actor with file system access to read secret values via secret variables stored in cleartext on disk when no vault is selected.
When was CVE-2026-16802 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16802 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 24, 2026, with the most recent update on July 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16802 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16802 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 99.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16802?
CVE-2026-16802 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16802?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16802, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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