CVE-2026-44933

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-20. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

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

PluginScript attempts to chroot the plugin to the repoManagerRoot, this root is frequently / (the system root) in standard configurations or when using --root. If the chroot target is /, it is a no-op, allowing the traversed path to execute host binaries (like /bin/bash) with root privileges.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
35
EG Risk 35/100

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%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
8th
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 20, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 20, 2026
No fix on record yet.
generic

Bug Access Denied

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44933

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44933(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 7× in last 7d / 22× 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 229 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44933?
CVE-2026-44933 is a high vulnerability published on May 20, 2026. PluginScript attempts to chroot the plugin to the repoManagerRoot, this root is frequently / (the system root) in standard configurations or when using --root. If the chroot target is /, it is a no-op, allowing the traversed path to execute host binaries (like /bin/bash) with root privileges.
When was CVE-2026-44933 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44933 was first published on May 20, 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-2026-44933 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44933 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (8th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44933?
CVE-2026-44933 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44933?
No fix for CVE-2026-44933 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-44933 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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