CVE-2026-8920

HIGHPre-NVD 8.58.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 99% 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
8.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints and External Control of File Name or Path in Aura Wallpaper Service allow a local user to perform file operations by sending crafted commands containing an arbitrary file path and bypassing the service’s path restrictions . On specific models , this can also cause a single feature to become unavailable . Refer to the ' Security Update for Aura Wallpaper Service ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.

CVSS v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(medium)
EPSS
0.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 15, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 15, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

ASUS Security Advisory | Latest Vulnerability Update

https://www.asus.com/security-advisory/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8920(1)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 13× 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. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-17 03:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-16 15:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-16 02:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-15 14:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-15 02:07 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-15 02:06 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8920?
CVE-2026-8920 is a high vulnerability published on July 15, 2026. Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints and External Control of File Name or Path in Aura Wallpaper Service allow a local user to perform file operations by sending crafted commands containing an arbitrary file path and bypassing the service’s path restrictions . On…
When was CVE-2026-8920 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8920 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8920 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8920 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8920?
CVE-2026-8920 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8920?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8920, 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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