CVE-2026-79707

HIGHPre-NVD 8.78.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.7%, top 50% 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 — 3 sources updated this week
8.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A Path Traversal vulnerability in the builder endpoint in Google Cloud Agent Development Kit (ADK) versions 1.9.0 through 1.21.0 on Python allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files using a crafted file_path query parameter.

CVSS v3
8.7
EG Score
8.7(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: 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
Severity87% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
50%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 4, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 4, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
github_commit

commit 6f259f08b3c4 (google/adk-python)

Fix landed in google/adk-python commit 6f259f08b3c4 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/google/adk-python/commit/6f259f08b3c45ad6050b8a93c9bd85913451ece6
generic

adk-python/CHANGELOG.md at main · google/adk-python · GitHub

https://github.com/google/adk-python/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#1220-2026-01-08

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79707(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 26× in last 7d / 77× 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. 2026-09-25 11:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 21:57 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 21:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 08:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 19:46 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 19:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-23 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-22 17:20 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 17:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-22 04:17 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 04:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 15:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-21 02:20 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-21 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-20 13:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-20 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-20 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-19 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-18 22:23 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-18 22:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 09:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-17 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-17 20:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 07:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-16 18:29 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-16 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-16 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-15 15:52 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-15 15:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-15 02:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-14 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-14 00:57 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-14 00:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 11:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-12 23:01 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-12 23:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-12 10:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-11 21:05 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-11 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-11 08:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-10 19:09 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-10 19:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-10 06:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-09 17:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-09 04:14 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-09 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-08 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-08 11:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-07 22:14 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-07 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-07 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-06 20:13 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-06 20:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-09-06 07:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-05 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-05 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-05 05:19 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-05 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-04 16:20 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-04 16:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-04 11:19 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-04 10:24 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-09-04 10:23 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79707?
CVE-2026-79707 is a high vulnerability published on September 4, 2026. A Path Traversal vulnerability in the builder endpoint in Google Cloud Agent Development Kit (ADK) versions 1.9.0 through 1.21.0 on Python allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files using a crafted file_path query parameter.
When was CVE-2026-79707 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79707 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 4, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79707 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79707 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 50.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79707?
CVE-2026-79707 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79707?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79707, 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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