CVE-2026-54160

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.2 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2% (8th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). 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
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Network UPS Tools is a collection of programs which provide a common interface for monitoring and administering UPS, PDU and SCD hardware. Prior to commits 658b24e and 1aa31d1, the GitHub Actions script used to prepare NUT tarballs and update GitHub Checks statuses and PR comments about it was mis-structured in terms of mixing code running with higher privileges (single-use token generated with write permissions) and untrusted inputs (PR source branch). A malicious PR run from a fork could extract the GITHUB_TOKEN value. It could potentially be abused while it was valid (while the GHA job ran) to manipulate Git repository contents, commit checks/statuses, or issue/PR comments, according to permissions it was issued with. This issue has been patched via commits 658b24e and 1aa31d1.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
37
EG Risk 37/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
8th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 28, 2026

Last Modified

September 30, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 28, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit.
github_commit

commit 658b24ef8410 (networkupstools/nut)

Fix landed in networkupstools/nut commit 658b24ef8410 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/commit/658b24ef8410648ceca6d5a59e8690efbc8c36bc
github Patch Available

A PWN Request in make-dist workflow can execute PR-controlled code with write-scoped GITHUB_TOKEN · Advisory · networkupstools/nut · GitHub

https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/security/advisories/GHSA-w6wj-3r73-fxmh

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 15× 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. 2026-10-03 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-03 14:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-10-03 02:18 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-02 17:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-10-02 04:33 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-01 19:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-30 20:02 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-30 15:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-29 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-29 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-29 05:09 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-28 18:21 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-28 17:34 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-28 16:41 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-28 16:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-54160?
CVE-2026-54160 is a high vulnerability published on September 28, 2026. Network UPS Tools is a collection of programs which provide a common interface for monitoring and administering UPS, PDU and SCD hardware. Prior to commits 658b24e and 1aa31d1, the GitHub Actions script used to prepare NUT tarballs and update GitHub Checks statuses and PR comments about it was…
When was CVE-2026-54160 disclosed?
CVE-2026-54160 was first published on September 28, 2026, with the most recent update on September 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-54160 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-54160 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-2026-54160?
CVE-2026-54160 has a CVSS base score of 8.2 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-54160?
A fix for CVE-2026-54160 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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