CVE-2026-86219

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-06. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
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: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Authen::SASL::Perl::DIGEST_MD5 versions before 2.2100 for Perl accept replayed authentication responses via unverified nonce in server_step.

server_start generates a fresh nonce and sends it in the challenge, and nothing later compares that value against the nonce the client returns. server_step derives the expected digest from the client's own parameters, so a response verifies whenever its digest matches the nonce it carries. The count table it also checks is keyed on the client-supplied nonce and starts empty in each new server object, so a captured first response, carrying nc=00000001, passes that too. RFC 2831 defines the nonce in the response as the value the server sent in the preceding challenge.

An attacker who observes one successful qop=auth exchange can replay the captured response against a later session for the same service, host, realm and user, and authenticate as that user without knowing the password.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
41%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 6, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-86219(1)

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

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libauthen-sasl-perl2.1600-3 ... 2.2000-2 (6 versions)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libauthen-sasl-perl2.1700-1, 2.1800-1, 2.1900-1, 2.2000-1, 2.2000-2
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libauthen-sasl-perl2.1700-1, 2.1800-1, 2.1900-1, 2.2000-1, 2.2000-2

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 50× in last 7d / 87× 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. 2026-09-19 11:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 03:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 22:39 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 22:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-18 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 13:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-18 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 05:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-18 00:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-17 20:21 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-17 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-17 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-17 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-17 03:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-16 23:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-16 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-16 14:20 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-16 14:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-16 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-16 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-16 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-16 01:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-15 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-15 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-15 11:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-15 07:27 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-15 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-15 03:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-14 22:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-14 18:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-14 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-14 08:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-13 23:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-13 19:32 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-13 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 02:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-12 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 17:19 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-12 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-12 12:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-12 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-12 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-11 23:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 19:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-11 15:06 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-11 15:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-11 10:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-11 10:44 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-11 10:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-11 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-11 01:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-10 21:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-10 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-10 12:29 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-10 12:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-10 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-10 03:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-09 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-09 18:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-09 13:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-09 09:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-09 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-09 00:22 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-09-09 00:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-09-08 19:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-08 19:02 UTCEG score recompute 9.80
  56. 2026-09-08 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-08 18:59 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  58. 2026-09-08 15:04 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-09-08 15:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-06 18:20 UTCNVD update
  61. 2026-09-06 17:49 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-06 17:48 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-86219?
CVE-2026-86219 is a critical vulnerability published on September 6, 2026. Authen::SASL::Perl::DIGESTMD5 versions before 2.2100 for Perl accept replayed authentication responses via unverified nonce in serverstep. serverstart generates a fresh nonce and sends it in the challenge, and nothing later compares that value against the nonce the client returns. serverstep…
When was CVE-2026-86219 disclosed?
CVE-2026-86219 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 6, 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-2026-86219 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-86219 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 59.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-86219?
CVE-2026-86219 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-86219?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-86219, 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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