CVE-2026-19681

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-14. A secondary CVSS source baseline 9.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekWeaponized
9.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMitigate this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, epss top5pct, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 9.9%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: Metasploit · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

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

An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in Security Center related to file upload processing. An attacker could exploit this issue by uploading a specially crafted file, potentially resulting in arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system.

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
71
EG Risk 71/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity99% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
9.9%
EPSS %ILE
95th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[R2] Security Center Version 6.9.0 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable®

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-22

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-19681(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 28× in last 7d / 178× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 357 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-05 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-10-05 06:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-05 02:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-10-01 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-29 06:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/linux/http/tenable_sc_auditfile_cmdinject_cve_2026_19681✓ verified
    First seen Aug 13, 2026

    Tenable Security Center SCAP Audit File Command Injection

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-19681?
CVE-2026-19681 is a critical vulnerability published on August 14, 2026. An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in Security Center related to file upload processing. An attacker could exploit this issue by uploading a specially crafted file, potentially resulting in arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system.
When was CVE-2026-19681 disclosed?
CVE-2026-19681 was first published on August 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-19681 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-19681 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model classifies it as weaponized: a functional public exploit exists. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (95th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-19681?
CVE-2026-19681 has a CVSS base score of 9.9 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-19681?
No fix for CVE-2026-19681 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-19681 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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