CVE-2026-49819

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 53% 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
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

UpSnap is a wake on lan web app. Versions 4.4.1 through 5.3.5 are vulnerable to a missing-authentication / privilege-escalation chain in pb.HandlerInitSuperuser (backend/pb/handlers.go:249), reachable as POST /api/upsnap/init-superuser. The vulnerable code lacks any authentication, setup token, IP allow-list, or rate limit and is gated only by a totalSuperusers > 0 count check — a condition that is false on every fresh install — allowing an unauthenticated network-adjacent attacker to register the initial superuser account, receive a long-lived JWT, and pivot to root remote code execution at backend/networking/wake.go:43 (exec.CommandContext(ctx, "/bin/sh", "-c", wake_cmd)). Version 5.4.0 fixes the issue.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
75(Attend)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
47%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 27, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_release, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

UpSnap <= 5.3.5 - Unauthenticated Initial-Superuser Takeover Chains to Root RCE via wake_cmd · Advisory · seriousm4x/UpSnap · GitHub

https://github.com/seriousm4x/UpSnap/security/advisories/GHSA-w4jr-728f-5jhq
github_release Patch Available

5.4.0

Patch available: seriousm4x/UpSnap 5.4.0

https://github.com/seriousm4x/UpSnap/releases/tag/5.4.0

Weakness Classification(4)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 38× 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-2026-49819?
CVE-2026-49819 is a critical vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. UpSnap is a wake on lan web app. Versions 4.4.1 through 5.3.5 are vulnerable to a missing-authentication / privilege-escalation chain in pb.HandlerInitSuperuser (backend/pb/handlers.go:249), reachable as POST /api/upsnap/init-superuser. The vulnerable code lacks any authentication, setup token, IP…
When was CVE-2026-49819 disclosed?
CVE-2026-49819 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-49819 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-49819 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 53.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-49819?
CVE-2026-49819 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-49819?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-49819, 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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