CVE-2026-7253

HIGHNVD 8.85.3
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-22. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 3.5.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Sterling File Gateway, due to a flaw which may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks [GHSA-rr7j-v2q5-chgv] [CVE-2026-7253]. IBM Sterling File Gateway is used in our speech runtimes. This vulnerabilitiy has been addressed. Please read the details for remediation below.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EPSS
10.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 22, 2026

Last Modified

June 30, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Sterling File Gateway [GHSA-rr7j-v2q5-chgv] [CVE-2026-7253]

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7276994

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-7253(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 27× in last 7d / 50× 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. 2026-07-07 09:06 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 09:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 09:29 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 09:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-05 09:56 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-05 09:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-04 10:32 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-04 10:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-03 11:10 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-03 11:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-02 11:43 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-02 11:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-01 12:18 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-01 12:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-30 16:32 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
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  1. 2026-06-30 12:50 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-06-30 12:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-29 13:27 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-06-29 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-28 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-06-28 14:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-27 14:41 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-06-27 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-26 15:19 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-06-26 15:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-06-25 15:57 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-06-25 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-06-25 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-24 16:35 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-06-24 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-23 17:12 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-06-23 17:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-22 17:49 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-06-22 17:45 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-7253?
CVE-2026-7253 is a high vulnerability published on June 22, 2026. IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Sterling File Gateway, due to a flaw which may allow an authenticated attacker to send unauthorized requests from the system, potentially leading to network enumeration or facilitating other attacks…
When was CVE-2026-7253 disclosed?
CVE-2026-7253 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 22, 2026, with the most recent update on June 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-7253 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-7253 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-7253?
CVE-2026-7253 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 5.3.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-7253?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-7253, 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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