CVE-2026-18853

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-08-05. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A security vulnerability has been detected in ZomboDroid Meme Generator App 4.6830 on Android. This issue affects the function t5.l.c of the component com.zombodroid.MemeGenerator. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 4, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 5, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

GitHub - actuator/com.zombodroid.MemeGenerator · GitHub

https://github.com/actuator/com.zombodroid.MemeGenerator/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18853(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 17× in last 7d / 49× 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. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 14:21 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-20 14:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-19 11:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-18 09:06 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 09:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 06:40 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-17 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-16 04:18 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-16 04:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-15 01:55 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-15 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-13 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-12 21:08 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-12 21:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-12 04:46 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-12 04:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-11 02:23 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-11 02:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-10 00:00 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-10 00:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-08 21:37 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-08 21:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-07 19:13 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-07 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-06 16:50 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-06 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-05 14:27 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-05 14:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-05 14:25 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 1.9
  18. 2026-08-05 13:48 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-05 13:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-05 13:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 4.8
  21. 2026-08-05 00:20 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-05 00:18 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 1.9
  23. 2026-08-05 00:14 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-05 00:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18853?
CVE-2026-18853 is a medium vulnerability published on August 4, 2026. A security vulnerability has been detected in ZomboDroid Meme Generator App 4.6830 on Android. This issue affects the function t5.l.c of the component com.zombodroid.MemeGenerator. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been…
When was CVE-2026-18853 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18853 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 4, 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-2026-18853 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18853 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 93.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18853?
CVE-2026-18853 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18853?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18853, 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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