CVE-2026-47979

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-14. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Media Encoder is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

References (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-47979(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 21× in last 7d / 85× 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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  1. 2026-08-30 04:11 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 04:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-08-28 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-08-27 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-08-27 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-08-26 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-08-25 19:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-08-24 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  21. 2026-08-23 18:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-08-22 19:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-21 21:17 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 22:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 00:26 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-20 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-08-18 20:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-08-17 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-08-16 00:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-15 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-08-14 03:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-08-13 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  29. 2026-08-12 07:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  31. 2026-08-11 08:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-08-10 10:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  37. 2026-08-09 11:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
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  40. 2026-08-08 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-07 15:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-06 16:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-05 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-04 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-04 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-04 10:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-03 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-03 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
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  55. 2026-08-02 23:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  58. 2026-08-02 00:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-08-01 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-31 03:51 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-07-31 03:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  65. 2026-07-30 05:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  68. 2026-07-29 06:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  71. 2026-07-28 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-27 10:05 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-07-27 10:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-47979?
CVE-2026-47979 is a medium vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Media Encoder is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
When was CVE-2026-47979 disclosed?
CVE-2026-47979 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-47979 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-47979 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 82.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-47979?
CVE-2026-47979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-47979?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-47979, 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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