CVE-2026-72589

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-10. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

An OS command injection vulnerability in alseambusher/crontab-ui through 0.4.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary system commands by importing a crafted crontab database file. The POST /import endpoint accepts arbitrary .db files and overwrites the application database without validation.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
66%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitHub - alseambusher/crontab-ui: Easy and safe way to manage your crontab file · GitHub

https://github.com/alseambusher/crontab-ui
generic

crontab-ui/crontab.js at main · alseambusher/crontab-ui · GitHub

https://github.com/alseambusher/crontab-ui/blob/master/crontab.js

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72589(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 54× in last 7d / 88× 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 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-21 03:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 23:08 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-20 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-20 18:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 14:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-08-20 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-20 01:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 20:43 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-19 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 11:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 17:51 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-18 17:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-18 13:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-18 08:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-18 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 23:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-17 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-17 13:50 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-17 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-17 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-17 05:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-17 00:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-16 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 15:49 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-16 15:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-16 11:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 07:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 02:36 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-16 02:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-15 22:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-15 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-15 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 09:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 04:36 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-15 04:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-15 00:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-14 19:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  29. 2026-08-14 11:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-14 06:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-14 02:11 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-14 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-13 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-13 17:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-13 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-13 08:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-13 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-12 23:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-12 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-12 14:57 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-12 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-12 10:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-12 06:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-12 01:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-11 21:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-11 16:54 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-11 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-11 12:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-11 08:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-11 03:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-10 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-10 18:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-10 14:29 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-10 14:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-10 13:36 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-10 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-10 12:23 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-10 12:02 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-10 11:19 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-10 10:56 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-10 10:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72589?
CVE-2026-72589 is a critical vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. An OS command injection vulnerability in alseambusher/crontab-ui through 0.4.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary system commands by importing a crafted crontab database file. The POST /import endpoint accepts arbitrary .db files and overwrites the application database…
When was CVE-2026-72589 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72589 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72589 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72589 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 33.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72589?
CVE-2026-72589 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72589?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72589, 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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