CVE-2026-36851

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-26. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

Path traversal vulnerability in UnPoller 2.33.0 password field allows arbitrary file read and network exfiltration.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
65(Attend)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: 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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
36%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 26, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 27, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

GitHub - SyntaxSaiyan/CVE-2026-36851: Walkthrough and PoC of File path traversal vulnerability(CVE-2026-36851) for UnPoller 2.33.0 · GitHub

https://github.com/SyntaxSaiyan/CVE-2026-36851
generic

GitHub - unpoller/unpoller: Application: Collect ALL UniFi Controller, Site, Device & Client Data - Export to InfluxDB or Prometheus · GitHub

https://github.com/unpoller/unpoller

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-36851(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 / 17× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-30 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-29 12:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-29 00:01 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-29 00:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-28 08:35 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-28 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-27 20:28 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-27 20:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-27 20:16 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.50
  12. 2026-08-27 20:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-27 20:13 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  14. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-26 19:22 UTCNVD update
  16. 2026-08-26 18:41 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-26 18:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-36851?
CVE-2026-36851 is a high vulnerability published on August 26, 2026. Path traversal vulnerability in UnPoller 2.33.0 password field allows arbitrary file read and network exfiltration.
When was CVE-2026-36851 disclosed?
CVE-2026-36851 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 26, 2026, with the most recent update on August 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-36851 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-36851 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 64.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-36851?
CVE-2026-36851 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-36851?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-36851, 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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