CVE-2026-38766

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH 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 — 5 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 sub_186f4 function

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
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
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 22, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 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-2026-38766(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 21× in last 7d / 21× 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. 2026-07-27 03:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-26 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-26 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-26 03:31 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-26 03:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-24 20:13 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.80
  11. 2026-07-24 20:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-24 20:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.8 · severity → HIGH
  13. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-23 03:10 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-22 23:25 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-22 23:24 UTCNVD update
  20. 2026-07-22 22:40 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-22 22:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

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

  • GitHub PoCD7EAD/CVE-2026-38766
    First seen May 21, 2026

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

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-38766?
CVE-2026-38766 is a high vulnerability published on July 22, 2026. An issue in Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd.Protegent 360 v2.0.0.4 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the sub_186f4 function
When was CVE-2026-38766 disclosed?
CVE-2026-38766 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 22, 2026, with the most recent update on July 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-38766 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-38766 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 93.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-38766?
CVE-2026-38766 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-38766?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-38766, 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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