CVE-2026-16802

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-24. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows a local actor with file system access to read secret values via secret variables stored in cleartext on disk when no vault is selected.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 29, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 24, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

DEVO-2026-0025 - Advisory - Security

https://devolutions.net/security/advisories/DEVO-2026-0025/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16802(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 / 39× 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 03:01 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 03:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-16 11:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-15 09:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-13 22:19 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-13 22:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-12 17:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-11 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-11 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-10 14:48 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-10 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-09 08:50 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-09 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-07 21:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-05 19:25 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-05 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-04 12:53 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-04 12:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-01 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-31 01:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-30 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-30 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-27 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-26 03:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-25 01:55 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-25 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-24 00:49 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-24 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-22 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-21 22:38 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-21 22:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-20 21:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-17 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 15:17 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-16 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-15 14:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-14 13:06 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-14 13:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-13 12:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-12 10:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-11 09:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-10 08:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-09 07:38 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-09 07:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-08 06:33 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-08 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-07 05:27 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-07 05:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-06 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-06 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-05 03:16 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-05 03:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-04 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-03 01:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-01 23:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-31 22:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-30 21:46 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-07-30 21:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-29 20:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-28 22:11 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-07-28 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-27 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-27 04:08 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-07-27 04:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-07-26 03:00 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-07-26 03:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-07-24 18:02 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  64. 2026-07-24 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-24 18:01 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  66. 2026-07-24 16:11 UTCNVD update
  67. 2026-07-24 15:13 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-07-24 15:13 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16802?
CVE-2026-16802 is a medium vulnerability published on July 24, 2026. Cleartext storage of sensitive information in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows a local actor with file system access to read secret values via secret variables stored in cleartext on disk when no vault is selected.
When was CVE-2026-16802 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16802 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 24, 2026, with the most recent update on July 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16802 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16802 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 99.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16802?
CVE-2026-16802 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16802?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16802, 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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