CVE-2026-65086

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-25. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

NVIDIA OpenShell for Linux contains a vulnerability in its sandbox exec handler, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, information disclosure, and data tampering.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(high)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: 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
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
64%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 25, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

product-security/2026/5872 at main · NVIDIA/product-security · GitHub

https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5872
generic
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65086

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-65086(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 16× in last 7d / 16× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 19:00 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-28 17:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-27 18:28 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-27 18:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-26 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-26 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-26 18:41 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-26 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-25 21:26 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-25 20:25 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-25 20:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-65086?
CVE-2026-65086 is a medium vulnerability published on August 25, 2026. NVIDIA OpenShell for Linux contains a vulnerability in its sandbox exec handler, where an attacker could cause an OS command injection. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, information disclosure, and data tampering.
When was CVE-2026-65086 disclosed?
CVE-2026-65086 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 25, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-65086 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-65086 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 36.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-65086?
CVE-2026-65086 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-65086?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-65086, 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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