CVE-2026-16769

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 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
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

An unencrypted 'pause encryption request' message causes a denial of service in the in the RS9116W/SiWx917. See vulnerability B-E10 in the related paper below.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: 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
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.02905

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16769(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 26× in last 7d / 42× 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. 2026-09-18 20:15 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 20:19 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-17 20:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 06:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 18:47 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-16 18:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 06:51 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-16 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-15 18:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 06:59 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-15 06:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-14 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 19:11 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-13 19:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-13 07:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-12 19:19 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-12 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-12 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-11 19:26 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-11 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-11 07:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-10 19:34 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-10 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-10 07:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-09 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-09 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-08 19:49 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-08 19:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-08 16:40 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-08 16:01 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-08 15:59 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16769?
CVE-2026-16769 is a high vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. An unencrypted 'pause encryption request' message causes a denial of service in the in the RS9116W/SiWx917. See vulnerability B-E10 in the related paper below.
When was CVE-2026-16769 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16769 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database 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-2026-16769 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16769 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 99.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16769?
CVE-2026-16769 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16769?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16769, 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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