A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the init-script for user-applications allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.
CVE-2026-44093
HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-30. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
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: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 35(Track)EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 14%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 30, 2026
Last Modified
July 30, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Phoenix Contact: Multiple vulnerabilities in the firmware of CHARX SEC3xxx charging controllers
https://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-008/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44093(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 14× in last 7d / 14× 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.
- 2026-08-01 13:46 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-01 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-01 01:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-31 14:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-31 02:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-31 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-30 14:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-30 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-30 13:21 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-30 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-30 07:18 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-30 07:16 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Same CWE
10 shownCWE-78
- CVE-2009-20011EG 10.0CRITICAL
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- CVE-2012-2976EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-2012-2953EG 10.0EPSS p99HIGH
- CVE-2011-4502EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-2011-2148EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-2011-0382EG 10.0EPSS p90HIGH
- CVE-2011-0381EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-2011-0372EG 10.0HIGH
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-44093?
CVE-2026-44093 is a high vulnerability published on July 30, 2026. A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the init-script for user-applications allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.
When was CVE-2026-44093 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44093 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database 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-2026-44093 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44093 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 85.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44093?
CVE-2026-44093 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44093?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44093, 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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