CVE-2026-16615

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-22. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in librest. The PKCE implementation for OAuth authorization uses the GRand function from the GLib API, a cryptographically insecure pseudo-random number generator. Because the generated "code verifier" lacks sufficient cryptographic entropy, a malicious actor can reverse-engineer the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) seed to predict or reconstruct the code verifier string, allowing an attacker to bypass PKCE protections and successfully impersonate the client during the OAuth 2.0 authorization flow.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(medium)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: 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
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
17%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 22, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 22, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

Weak random number generation in PKCE implementation (#25) · Issues · GNOME / librest · GitLab

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librest/-/issues/25
redhat

2504432 – (CVE-2026-16615) CVE-2026-16615 librest: weak random number generation in PKCE implementation

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2504432
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16615

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16615(4)

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

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatrest-0:0.9.1-11.el10_0.12026-09-01redhat
redhatrest-0:0.9.1-11.el10_2.12026-07-28redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
librest0.10.2-1 ... 1.0.0-1 (9 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
librest0.10.2-1, 0.9.1-6, 1.0.0-1——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
librest0.10.2-1, 0.9.1-6, 1.0.0-1——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
librest0.10.2-1, 0.9.1-6, 1.0.0-1——

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 88× 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.

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  1. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 11:06 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 11:06 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-18 11:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 09:43 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-17 09:43 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-17 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-16 07:01 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 07:01 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-16 07:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-14 03:37 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-14 03:37 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-14 03:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-13 02:15 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-13 02:15 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-13 02:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-12 00:51 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-12 00:51 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-12 00:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-10 21:33 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-10 21:33 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-10 21:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-09 09:15 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-09 09:15 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-09 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-07 21:41 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-07 21:41 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-07 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-05 19:34 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-05 19:34 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-05 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-04 13:54 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-04 13:54 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-04 13:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-09-01 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-01 18:26 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-01 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-01 17:37 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-01 17:37 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-01 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-31 02:17 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-31 02:17 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-31 02:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  35. 2026-08-30 00:53 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-30 00:53 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-30 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-27 10:18 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-27 10:18 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-27 10:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-26 06:54 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-26 06:54 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-26 06:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-25 04:52 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-25 04:52 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-25 04:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-24 03:30 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-24 03:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-23 00:56 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-23 00:56 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-23 00:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-21 23:34 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-21 23:34 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-21 23:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-20 22:11 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-20 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-19 20:44 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-08-19 20:44 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-19 20:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-08-18 19:12 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-08-18 19:12 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-18 19:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  73. 2026-08-17 12:41 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-17 12:41 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-17 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16615?
CVE-2026-16615 is a medium vulnerability published on July 22, 2026. A flaw was found in librest. The PKCE implementation for OAuth authorization uses the GRand function from the GLib API, a cryptographically insecure pseudo-random number generator. Because the generated "code verifier" lacks sufficient cryptographic entropy, a malicious actor can reverse-engineer…
When was CVE-2026-16615 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16615 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 22, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16615 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16615 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 82.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16615?
CVE-2026-16615 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16615?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16615, 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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