CVE-2026-46486

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 71% 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
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit) helps with conducting forensics of mobile devices in order to find signs of a potential compromise. Prior to version 2026.5.12, there is a path traversal vulnerability via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing. This issue has been patched in version 2026.5.12.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EPSS
29.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 21, 2026

Last Modified

June 9, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 16, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_release, github.
github Patch Available

Path Traversal via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing · Advisory · mvt-project/mvt · GitHub

https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/security/advisories/GHSA-5h3g-px23-w6vw
github_release Patch Available

v2026.5.12

Patch available: mvt-project/mvt v2026.5.12

https://github.com/mvt-project/mvt/releases/tag/v2026.5.12

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-46486(1)

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

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
mvt1.0.11 ... 2026.4.28 (73 versions)2026.5.12—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 44× 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. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-46486?
CVE-2026-46486 is a medium vulnerability published on May 21, 2026. MVT (Mobile Verification Toolkit) helps with conducting forensics of mobile devices in order to find signs of a potential compromise. Prior to version 2026.5.12, there is a path traversal vulnerability via unsanitized File identifiers in iOS Backup processing. This issue has been patched in version…
When was CVE-2026-46486 disclosed?
CVE-2026-46486 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 21, 2026, with the most recent update on June 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-46486 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-46486 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 29.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46486?
CVE-2026-46486 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-46486?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-46486, 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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