CVE-2026-38978

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-02. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 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

A fix is available — apply it.

transmission through 4.1.1 was found to have a clickjacking weakness in the browser-facing WebUI and RPC response paths.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
55(Attend)
EG Risk 55/100SSVC: 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
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 2, 2026

Last Modified

July 22, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit, github_pr.
generic

[BUG] Missing anti-clickjacking headers on Transmission WebUI and RPC responses · Issue #8726 · transmission/transmission · GitHub

https://github.com/transmission/transmission/issues/8726
github_pr

fix: add clickjack safeguards when serving http responses

Fix merged in transmission/transmission PR #8747 on 2026-03-31 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/transmission/transmission/pull/8747
github_commit

commit 6b24c1c214ec (transmission/transmission)

Fix landed in transmission/transmission commit 6b24c1c214ec — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/transmission/transmission/commit/6b24c1c214ec6a44fa5fdff0ce7da6b16d8ecaa8

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-38978(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntutransmission-qt (4.1.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1) @ resolute2026-09-14ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
transmission3.00-1 ... 4.1.3+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (28 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
transmission3.00-2.1 ... 4.1.3+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (27 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
transmission4.1.0+dfsg-1 ... 4.1.3+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (15 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
transmission4.1.0+dfsg-1 ... 4.1.2+dfsg-1~bpo13+1 (11 versions)4.1.2+dfsg-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-38978?
CVE-2026-38978 is a medium vulnerability published on June 2, 2026. transmission through 4.1.1 was found to have a clickjacking weakness in the browser-facing WebUI and RPC response paths.
When was CVE-2026-38978 disclosed?
CVE-2026-38978 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 2, 2026, with the most recent update on July 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-38978 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-38978 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 76.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-38978?
CVE-2026-38978 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-38978?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-38978, 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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