CVE-2026-6851

HIGHPre-NVD 7.07.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.0 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 98% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. 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 — 4 sources updated this week
7.0
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

An Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') vulnerability in the File Shredder module as used in Bitdefender Total Security and Internet Security on Windows allows a less-privileged local user to elevate rights by leveraging a race conditions via Symbolic Links.

This issue affects Total Security: before 27.0.58.315; Internet Security: before 27.0.58.315.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(medium)
EPSS
2.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

References (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6851(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 10× in last 7d / 10× 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. 2026-07-15 21:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-15 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-15 08:48 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-15 08:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-14 20:10 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-14 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-14 07:36 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-14 07:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6851?
CVE-2026-6851 is a high vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. An Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') vulnerability in the File Shredder module as used in Bitdefender Total Security and Internet Security on Windows allows a less-privileged local user to elevate rights by leveraging a race conditions via Symbolic Links. This issue…
When was CVE-2026-6851 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6851 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 14, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6851 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6851 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6851?
CVE-2026-6851 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6851?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6851, 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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