CVE-2026-42540

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 92% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident responders share technical details during investigations. Versions prior to 2.4.28 allow a user to alter values in the database via manipulated API requests. Version 2.4.28 contains a patch.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EPSS
8.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 4, 2026

Last Modified

June 5, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 18, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Mass Assignment · Advisory · dfir-iris/iris-web · GitHub

https://github.com/dfir-iris/iris-web/security/advisories/GHSA-w78h-mx7h-qm3h

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 57× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42540?
CVE-2026-42540 is a medium vulnerability published on June 4, 2026. IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident responders share technical details during investigations. Versions prior to 2.4.28 allow a user to alter values in the database via manipulated API requests. Version 2.4.28 contains a patch.
When was CVE-2026-42540 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42540 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 4, 2026, with the most recent update on June 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42540 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42540 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42540?
CVE-2026-42540 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42540?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42540, 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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