CVE-2026-16970

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.24.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-30. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
4.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.2Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

The IRIS web application in version 2.4.26 and possibly others contains a logout functionality which is ineffective. Stolen session cookies can therefore be misused for a long time.

CVSS v3
4.2
EG Score
4.2(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity42% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 30, 2026

Last Modified

August 4, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available.
generic Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

advisories/2026/SBA-ADV-20260128-04_DFIR-IRIS_Insufficient_Logout at public · sbaresearch/advisories · GitHub

https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2026/SBA-ADV-20260128-04_DFIR-IRIS_Insufficient_Logout

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16970(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 18× in last 7d / 86× 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. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-26 23:15 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-26 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-08-25 22:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-08-24 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-08-23 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-08-22 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-08-21 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-08-20 15:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-19 14:10 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-19 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-18 12:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-17 11:29 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-17 11:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-16 10:14 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-16 10:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-15 09:00 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-15 09:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-08-14 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  16. 2026-08-13 06:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-08-12 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-08-11 04:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-10 02:46 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-10 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-09 01:32 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-09 01:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-08 00:18 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-08 00:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  33. 2026-08-06 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-05 21:49 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-05 21:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-04 20:35 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-08-04 20:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-04 19:31 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-04 19:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-03 21:52 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-03 21:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-02 20:37 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-02 20:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-01 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-08-01 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-07-31 18:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-30 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-30 16:29 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-07-30 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-30 16:13 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-07-30 16:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-30 10:17 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-07-30 09:56 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-07-30 09:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16970?
CVE-2026-16970 is a medium vulnerability published on July 30, 2026. The IRIS web application in version 2.4.26 and possibly others contains a logout functionality which is ineffective. Stolen session cookies can therefore be misused for a long time.
When was CVE-2026-16970 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16970 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 30, 2026, with the most recent update on August 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16970 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16970 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 94.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16970?
CVE-2026-16970 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16970?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16970, 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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