CVE-2026-8046

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-26. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The affected products insufficiently verify authorization when deleting user accounts. An authenticated, low-privileged remote user can exploit this vulnerability to delete other users, including those with higher privileges.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
28%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 26, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

References (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8046(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 6× in last 7d / 36× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 221 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-08-23 16:24 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-23 16:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-21 21:31 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-21 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-08-20 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-08-17 09:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-16 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
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  17. 2026-08-16 03:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-14 23:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-14 01:45 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-14 01:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-13 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-08-12 22:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  29. 2026-08-12 11:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-12 00:37 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-12 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  33. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-11 00:24 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-11 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-08-09 21:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-09 11:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-09 00:05 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-09 00:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-08 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-07 17:04 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-07 17:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-08-06 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-06 08:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-08-05 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  59. 2026-08-04 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-03 16:42 UTCEG score recompute
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  69. 2026-08-01 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-07-29 16:59 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-07-29 16:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8046?
CVE-2026-8046 is a high vulnerability published on May 26, 2026. The affected products insufficiently verify authorization when deleting user accounts. An authenticated, low-privileged remote user can exploit this vulnerability to delete other users, including those with higher privileges.
When was CVE-2026-8046 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8046 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2026, with the most recent update on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8046 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8046 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 71.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8046?
CVE-2026-8046 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8046?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8046, 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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