CVE-2026-65542

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-06. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Super Socializer <= 7.14.5 versions.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 6, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-65542(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 29× in last 7d / 60× 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. 2026-08-21 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 18:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 06:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 18:50 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 18:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 05:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 18:12 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 18:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 05:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 17:42 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 17:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 06:07 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 06:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 06:58 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-15 06:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-14 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-14 07:49 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-14 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-13 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-13 08:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-12 21:06 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-12 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-12 11:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-11 23:50 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-11 23:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-11 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-11 00:42 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-11 00:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-10 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-10 01:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-09 13:58 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-09 13:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-09 02:24 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-09 02:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-08 14:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-08 03:15 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-08 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-07 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-07 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-06 16:33 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-06 16:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-06 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-06 14:43 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-06 14:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-65542?
CVE-2026-65542 is a high vulnerability published on August 6, 2026. Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Super Socializer <= 7.14.5 versions.
When was CVE-2026-65542 disclosed?
CVE-2026-65542 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 6, 2026, with the most recent update on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-65542 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-65542 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 81.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-65542?
CVE-2026-65542 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-65542?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-65542, 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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