CVE-2026-18612

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-03. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A flaw has been found in GL-iNet GL-MT3000 up to 4.4.5. This vulnerability affects the function plugins.remove_package/plugins.install_package of the file /cgi-bin/glc of the component plugins.so Native Plugin. This manipulation causes command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure and confirmed the existence of the vulnerability.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
75(Attend)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
81%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 3, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

iot_vul/GL-iNet/MT3000/4.4.5/plugins_package_name_glc_rce/CVE.md at main · StrTzz123/iot_vul · GitHub

https://github.com/StrTzz123/iot_vul/blob/main/GL-iNet/MT3000/4.4.5/plugins_package_name_glc_rce/CVE.md

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18612(1)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 57× in last 7d / 150× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18612?
CVE-2026-18612 is a critical vulnerability published on August 3, 2026. A flaw has been found in GL-iNet GL-MT3000 up to 4.4.5. This vulnerability affects the function plugins.removepackage/plugins.installpackage of the file /cgi-bin/glc of the component plugins.so Native Plugin. This manipulation causes command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The…
When was CVE-2026-18612 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18612 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 3, 2026, with the most recent update on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18612 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18612 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 19.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18612?
CVE-2026-18612 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18612?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18612, 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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