CVE-2026-78061

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.36.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-23. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A vulnerability was determined in vas3k TaxHacker up to 0.8.2. Impacted is the function buildImapConfig of the file lib/email-sync/imap-client.ts of the component Email Sync. Executing a manipulation of the argument host/port can lead to server-side request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(high)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: 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
Severity63% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
20%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 23, 2026

Last Modified

August 24, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 23, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: github_pr.
generic

GitHub - vas3k/TaxHacker: Self-hosted AI accounting app. LLM analyzer for receipts, invoices, transactions with custom prompts and categories · GitHub

https://github.com/vas3k/TaxHacker/
github_pr

Add IMAP host and port validation

Upstream fix in progress (PR #170 · vas3k/TaxHacker, state=open)

https://github.com/vas3k/TaxHacker/pull/170
generic

[Security] Server-Side Request Forgery via IMAP Email Server Configuration · Issue #148 · vas3k/TaxHacker · GitHub

https://github.com/vas3k/TaxHacker/issues/148

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78061(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 18× in last 7d / 81× 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. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-09-10 02:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-09 01:37 UTCEG score recompute
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  8. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-09-07 10:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-09-02 05:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  27. 2026-09-01 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-08-27 22:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-08-24 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  56. 2026-08-23 03:48 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78061?
CVE-2026-78061 is a medium vulnerability published on August 23, 2026. A vulnerability was determined in vas3k TaxHacker up to 0.8.2. Impacted is the function buildImapConfig of the file lib/email-sync/imap-client.ts of the component Email Sync. Executing a manipulation of the argument host/port can lead to server-side request forgery. It is possible to launch the…
When was CVE-2026-78061 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78061 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 23, 2026, with the most recent update on August 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78061 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78061 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 79.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78061?
CVE-2026-78061 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78061?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78061, 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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