CVE-2026-61668

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 85% 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
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

DIRAC is an interware, meaning a software framework for distributed computing. Prior to versions 8.0.79, 9.0.22, and 9.1.10, WorkloadManagementSystem/Utilities/PilotWrapper.py pilotWrapperScript uses ssl._create_unverified_context to download the second-stage pilot.tar archive without TLS certificate verification and downloads the reference checksum through the same unvalidated channel. An attacker able to redirect or intercept a grid site's network traffic through DNS or routing manipulation can substitute both the executable pilot code and its checksum, causing arbitrary code to run in the pilot context with access to pilot proxy credentials. The fixed implementation validates the server certificate through system trust and X509_CERT_DIR or the grid certificate directory. This issue is fixed in versions 8.0.79, 9.0.22, and 9.1.10.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
15%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 13, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Sep 15, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

Release v9.1.10 (DIRACGrid/DIRAC)

Patch available: DIRACGrid/DIRAC v9.1.10

https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/releases/tag/v9.1.10
github_release Patch Available

Release v9.0.22 (DIRACGrid/DIRAC)

Patch available: DIRACGrid/DIRAC v9.0.22

https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/releases/tag/v9.0.22
github_release Patch Available

Release v8.0.79 (DIRACGrid/DIRAC)

Patch available: DIRACGrid/DIRAC v8.0.79

https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/releases/tag/v8.0.79
github_commit Patch Available

commit b332c437d064 (DIRACGrid/DIRAC)

Patch available: DIRACGrid/DIRAC v9.1.10 (contains commit b332c437d064)

https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/b332c437d064f66ee46f5b45a90a9f7c4bace38d
github_commit Patch Available

commit 92e2e26c63b9 (DIRACGrid/DIRAC)

Patch available: DIRACGrid/DIRAC v9.0.22 (contains commit 92e2e26c63b9)

https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/92e2e26c63b964b8499bee5e9c2e2821a36eac56
github_commit Patch Available

commit 68029dfb5ddd (DIRACGrid/DIRAC)

Patch available: DIRACGrid/DIRAC v8.0.79 (contains commit 68029dfb5ddd)

https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/68029dfb5ddd8b1e4106851f8e37370aa80ac7ae
github Patch Available

Pilot code downloaded over unverified HTTPS connection · Advisory · DIRACGrid/DIRAC · GitHub

https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/security/advisories/GHSA-vg99-gr89-qhw9

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-61668(1)

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

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
dirac7.2.0 ... 9.1.9 (336 versions)9.1.10—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 5× 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 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 05:52 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-17 18:15 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-15 18:36 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-30 11:04 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-26 11:52 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-23 03:21 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-13 19:08 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-61668?
CVE-2026-61668 is a high vulnerability published on July 13, 2026. DIRAC is an interware, meaning a software framework for distributed computing. Prior to versions 8.0.79, 9.0.22, and 9.1.10, WorkloadManagementSystem/Utilities/PilotWrapper.py pilotWrapperScript uses ssl.createunverifiedcontext to download the second-stage pilot.tar archive without TLS certificate…
When was CVE-2026-61668 disclosed?
CVE-2026-61668 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 13, 2026, with the most recent update on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-61668 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-61668 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 85.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-61668?
CVE-2026-61668 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-61668?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-61668, 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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