CVE-2026-61398

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-21. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in Apache CloudStack's UI while using Instance Reset Password functionality.

This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.15.1.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(high)
EG Risk
56(Track)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: 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
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 21, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 25, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/g6cwddtjrwbh1d56wjz4cfp3fzfm4kbc

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-61398(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 18× in last 7d / 18× 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. 2026-08-26 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-26 09:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-26 05:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-26 00:59 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-26 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-25 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-25 19:35 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.10
  8. 2026-08-25 19:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-25 19:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.1 · severity → CRITICAL
  10. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-24 16:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-24 05:22 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-24 05:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-21 09:16 UTCNVD update
  17. 2026-08-21 08:40 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-21 08:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-61398?
CVE-2026-61398 is a critical vulnerability published on August 21, 2026. Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in Apache CloudStack's UI while using Instance Reset Password functionality. This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.15.1.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or…
When was CVE-2026-61398 disclosed?
CVE-2026-61398 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 21, 2026, with the most recent update on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-61398 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-61398 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 96.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-61398?
CVE-2026-61398 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-61398?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-61398, 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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