CVE-2026-44933

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-20. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

PluginScript attempts to chroot the plugin to the repoManagerRoot, this root is frequently / (the system root) in standard configurations or when using --root. If the chroot target is /, it is a no-op, allowing the traversed path to execute host binaries (like /bin/bash) with root privileges.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
11.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 20, 2026

Last Modified

May 20, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 20, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Bug Access Denied

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44933

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44933(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 8× in last 7d / 40× 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 117 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 03:15 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-06-29 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-06-28 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-06-27 20:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-06-17 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-06-16 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-16 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-15 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-15 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-06-14 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  41. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-11 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-06-10 16:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  47. 2026-06-10 05:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-09 18:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-06-08 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  53. 2026-06-08 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-07 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  57. 2026-06-07 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  59. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  61. 2026-06-06 07:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  67. 2026-06-04 21:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  70. 2026-06-04 10:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-06-03 22:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-06-03 11:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-06-03 00:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-02 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-06-02 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44933?
CVE-2026-44933 is a high vulnerability published on May 20, 2026. PluginScript attempts to chroot the plugin to the repoManagerRoot, this root is frequently / (the system root) in standard configurations or when using --root. If the chroot target is /, it is a no-op, allowing the traversed path to execute host binaries (like /bin/bash) with root privileges.
When was CVE-2026-44933 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44933 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-44933 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44933 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 11.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44933?
CVE-2026-44933 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44933?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44933, 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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