CVE-2026-38764

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-23. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

An issue in Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd.Protegent 360 v2.0.0.4 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the kernel driver pgsecdl.sys

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
51(Track*)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 23, 2026

Last Modified

July 30, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 24, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

DreadSec | This Anti-Virus is Malware

https://dreadsec.co/p/protogent-kernel-anti-virus-multiple-vulnerabilities.html
generic

D7EAD (Dread) · GitHub

https://github.com/D7EAD

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-38764(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 20× in last 7d / 88× 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 187 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-15 03:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-14 10:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-13 22:25 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-13 22:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-13 09:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-12 21:14 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-12 21:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-12 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-11 21:11 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-11 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-11 09:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-10 21:12 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-10 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-09 09:10 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-09 09:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-07 21:39 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-07 21:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-06 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-05 19:32 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-05 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  5. 2026-09-05 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-04 13:39 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-04 13:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-01 23:29 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-01 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-08-31 00:54 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-31 00:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-08-30 12:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  21. 2026-08-30 00:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-27 22:14 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-27 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-27 10:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-26 21:17 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-26 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-26 08:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-25 20:53 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-25 20:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-25 08:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-24 20:55 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-24 20:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-24 08:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-23 20:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-23 08:55 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-23 08:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-22 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-22 08:55 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-22 08:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-21 20:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-21 08:57 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-21 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-20 20:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-20 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-19 20:58 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-08-19 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-19 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-18 20:52 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-18 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-08-18 08:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-17 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-17 20:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-08-17 07:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-16 19:31 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-08-16 19:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  68. 2026-08-16 07:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-08-15 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-15 07:33 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-15 07:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-08-14 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-14 07:34 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-38764?
CVE-2026-38764 is a high vulnerability published on July 23, 2026. An issue in Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd.Protegent 360 v2.0.0.4 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the kernel driver pgsecdl.sys
When was CVE-2026-38764 disclosed?
CVE-2026-38764 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 23, 2026, with the most recent update on July 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-38764 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-38764 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 91.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-38764?
CVE-2026-38764 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-38764?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-38764, 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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