CVE-2026-78196

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.44.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
4.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A security flaw has been discovered in achorein expo-share-intent up to 8.0.0. This affects the function getDataColumn of the file ExpoShareIntentModule.kt of the component Android File Copy Routine. The manipulation of the argument _display_name results in path traversal. The attack requires a local approach. Upgrading to version 8.0.1 is able to mitigate this issue. The patch is identified as c6900b1ed06fcc3ca4b09651348974ac5b95e4e6. The affected component should be upgraded.

CVSS v3
4.4
EG Score
4.4(high)
EG Risk
20(Track)
EG Risk 20/100SSVC: 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
Severity44% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 24, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 24, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_release, github_pr, github_commit.
generic

GitHub - achorein/expo-share-intent: 🚀 Simple share intent in an Expo Native Module · GitHub

https://github.com/achorein/expo-share-intent/
github_release Patch Available

Release 8.0.1

Patch available: achorein/expo-share-intent v8.0.1

https://github.com/achorein/expo-share-intent/releases/tag/v8.0.1
github_commit Patch Available

commit c6900b1ed06f (achorein/expo-share-intent)

Patch available: achorein/expo-share-intent v8.0.1 (contains commit c6900b1ed06f)

https://github.com/achorein/expo-share-intent/commit/c6900b1ed06fcc3ca4b09651348974ac5b95e4e6
github_pr Patch Available

fix(android): prevent path traversal from shared file _display_name (…

Patch available: achorein/expo-share-intent v8.0.1 (PR #221 merged 2026-07-10)

https://github.com/achorein/expo-share-intent/pull/221

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78196(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 24× in last 7d / 24× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-30 01:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-29 00:28 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-29 00:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-27 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-26 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-26 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-26 18:41 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-26 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-26 17:56 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-26 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-25 17:21 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-25 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-24 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-24 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-24 05:24 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-24 04:51 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-24 04:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78196?
CVE-2026-78196 is a medium vulnerability published on August 24, 2026. A security flaw has been discovered in achorein expo-share-intent up to 8.0.0. This affects the function getDataColumn of the file ExpoShareIntentModule.kt of the component Android File Copy Routine. The manipulation of the argument displayname results in path traversal. The attack requires a local…
When was CVE-2026-78196 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78196 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 24, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78196 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78196 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 96.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78196?
CVE-2026-78196 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78196?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78196, 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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