CVE-2026-78236

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-03. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

An insecure PIN derivation mechanism in ABR allows a low-privileged user to escalate privileges to administrator by communicating over Cross-Process Communication (XPC) while masquerading as an Apple-signed process.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 26, 2026

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 26, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ABR-MAC-26-01

https://docs.adminbyrequest.com/security-advisories/abr-mac-26-01.htm
generic

Vulnerabilities in Privileged Access Management Application “Admin By Request” | Cyber Security Agency of Singapore

https://www.csa.gov.sg/alerts-and-advisories/alerts/al-2026-110/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78236(1)

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

Weakness Classification(4)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 22× in last 7d / 66× 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. 2026-09-19 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 07:12 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-19 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-18 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 05:08 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-18 05:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-17 03:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 14:28 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-16 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-16 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 12:36 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-15 12:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-14 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-14 10:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 21:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 08:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-12 19:17 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-12 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 06:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-11 17:29 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-11 17:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-11 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-10 15:40 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-10 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-10 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-09 13:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-09 00:53 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-09 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-08 00:25 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-08 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-07 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-06 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-06 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-06 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-05 20:49 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-05 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-05 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-04 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-04 06:09 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-04 06:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-03 17:15 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-01 19:11 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-30 01:49 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-28 23:59 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-27 18:07 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-26 15:54 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-26 14:09 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-26 07:40 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-26 07:38 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78236?
CVE-2026-78236 is a high vulnerability published on August 26, 2026. An insecure PIN derivation mechanism in ABR allows a low-privileged user to escalate privileges to administrator by communicating over Cross-Process Communication (XPC) while masquerading as an Apple-signed process.
When was CVE-2026-78236 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78236 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 26, 2026, with the most recent update on September 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78236 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78236 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 99.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78236?
CVE-2026-78236 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78236?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78236, 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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