CVE-2026-57239

HIGHNVD 7.88.2
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-08. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.4.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

The user-controllable executable files will be directly executed by high-privilege processes, allowing low-privilege users to have the opportunity to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
8.2(high)
EPSS
1.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-57239(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 26× in last 7d / 26× 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. 2026-07-12 14:12 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-12 14:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-12 02:53 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-12 02:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-11 15:34 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-11 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-11 04:15 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-11 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-10 16:56 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-10 16:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-10 05:37 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-10 05:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-09 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-07-09 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-09 15:00 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8
  19. 2026-07-09 06:55 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-09 06:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-08 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-08 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-08 08:17 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-08 08:16 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-57239?
CVE-2026-57239 is a high vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. The user-controllable executable files will be directly executed by high-privilege processes, allowing low-privilege users to have the opportunity to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
When was CVE-2026-57239 disclosed?
CVE-2026-57239 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026, with the most recent update on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-57239 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-57239 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57239?
CVE-2026-57239 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.2.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-57239?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-57239, 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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