CVE-2026-78181

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A weakness has been identified in ractivejs ractive up to 1.4.4. Impacted is the function Ractive#set of the component Keypath Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(high)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: 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
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
36%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 24, 2026

Last Modified

August 24, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 24, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitHub - ractivejs/ractive: Next-generation DOM manipulation · GitHub

https://github.com/ractivejs/ractive/
generic

Prototype pollution in keypath setters enables cross-instance template/data injection · Issue #3448 · ractivejs/ractive · GitHub

https://github.com/ractivejs/ractive/issues/3448

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78181(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 13× 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. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-26 05:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-25 17:11 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-25 17:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-25 04:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-24 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-24 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-24 04:23 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-24 04:21 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 5.5
  12. 2026-08-24 03:51 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-24 03:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78181?
CVE-2026-78181 is a high vulnerability published on August 24, 2026. A weakness has been identified in ractivejs ractive up to 1.4.4. Impacted is the function Ractive#set of the component Keypath Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been…
When was CVE-2026-78181 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78181 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78181 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78181 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 63.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78181?
CVE-2026-78181 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78181?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78181, 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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