CVE-2026-4893

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-11. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 3%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

An information disclosure vulnerability in dnsmasq allows remote attackers to bypass source checks via a crafted DNS packet with RFC 7871 client subnet information.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation3% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
3%
EPSS %ILE
84%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

May 12, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: cert.
cert

VU#471747 - dnsmasq contains several vulnerabilities, including attacker DNS redirect, privilege escalation, and heap manipulation

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471747
generic

Index of /dnsmasq/CVE

https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CVE/
generic

[Dnsmasq-discuss] Security - IMPORTANT

https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html
generic

Release Pi-hole FTL v6.6.2 · pi-hole/FTL · GitHub

https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/tag/v6.6.2
generic

[Backport release-25.11] dnsmasq: 2.92 -> 2.92rel2 by LeSuisse · Pull Request #519093 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519093
generic

dnsmasq: 2.92 -> 2.92rel2 by LeSuisse · Pull Request #519082 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519082

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-4893(4)

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

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntudnsmasq-utils (2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm3) @ bionic2026-06-28ubuntu
redhatdnsmasq-0:2.79-36.el8_102026-05-26redhat
redhatdnsmasq-0:2.90-7.el10_22026-05-19redhat
redhatdnsmasq-0:2.85-18.el9_8.12026-05-19redhat

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.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(3)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 43× 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. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-4893?
CVE-2026-4893 is a medium vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. An information disclosure vulnerability in dnsmasq allows remote attackers to bypass source checks via a crafted DNS packet with RFC 7871 client subnet information.
When was CVE-2026-4893 disclosed?
CVE-2026-4893 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on May 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-4893 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-4893 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 15.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-4893?
CVE-2026-4893 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-4893?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-4893, 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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