CVE-2026-18461

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.29.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.2 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 74% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Core Libraries) allows Format String Injection. This issue affects Connext Professional: from 7.5.0 before 7.7.0.1, from 7.3.0.10 before 7.3.1.6.

CVSS v3
9.2
EG Score
9.2(medium)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: 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
Severity92% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 22, 2026

Last Modified

September 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

RTI Connext Security Bulletins and Advisories (last updated on 2026-09-22)

https://www.rti.com/vulnerabilities/#cve-2026-18461

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18461(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 16× in last 7d / 16× 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. 2026-09-24 03:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-23 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-23 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-23 14:58 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-23 14:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-23 07:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 03:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-22 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-22 19:37 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 18:53 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-22 18:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-22 18:31 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-22 17:53 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-22 17:53 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18461?
CVE-2026-18461 is a critical vulnerability published on September 22, 2026. Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Core Libraries) allows Format String Injection. This issue affects Connext Professional: from 7.5.0 before 7.7.0.1, from 7.3.0.10 before 7.3.1.6.
When was CVE-2026-18461 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18461 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18461 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18461 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 73.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18461?
CVE-2026-18461 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18461?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18461, 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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