CVE-2026-53956

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.4 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). 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: cna:github_m
5.4
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: CVSS: 5.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Rattler vulnerable to package cache path traversal via conda package build string

rattler_cache and py-rattler were vulnerable to package-cache path traversal when handling package metadata from conda channels.

During cache materialization, the ratter_cache code used the package record build string as part of a cache key that was joined into a filesystem path. A malicious or untrusted channel could publish repodata with path separators or traversal components in that field, causing package contents to be written outside the configured package cache directory.

The issue requires use of a malicious or otherwise untrusted conda channel. Curated channels that validate package metadata are not expected to allow malformed build strings of this form.

Users should upgrade to a patched version and avoid untrusted conda channels.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(low)
EPSS
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53956(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× 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 16:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-14 18:03 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-13 19:12 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-12 20:21 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-11 21:29 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-10 22:38 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-09 23:46 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-53956?
CVE-2026-53956 is a medium vulnerability published on July 9, 2026. Rattler vulnerable to package cache path traversal via conda package build string rattler_cache and py-rattler were vulnerable to package-cache path traversal when handling package metadata from conda channels. During cache materialization, the ratter_cache code used the package record build string…
When was CVE-2026-53956 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53956 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53956?
CVE-2026-53956 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 5.4 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53956?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53956, 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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