CVE-2026-79572

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-08. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

An XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability in the level-rule module of Distribution Management v1.0.0 allows attackers to read sensitive files, scan internal networks, or launch server attacks via supplying a crafted XML payload.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
65(Attend)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
25%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 9, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

CVE/Distribution Management/XXE.md at main · fangtang7/CVE · GitHub

https://github.com/fangtang7/CVE/blob/main/Distribution%20Management/XXE.md

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79572(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 29× in last 7d / 52× 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 21:25 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-20 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-20 09:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-19 22:26 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-19 22:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-19 10:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 23:28 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-18 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-18 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-18 00:29 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-18 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-17 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-17 01:24 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-17 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-16 13:55 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-16 13:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-16 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-15 14:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-15 03:13 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-15 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-14 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-14 04:14 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-14 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-13 16:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-13 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-12 17:47 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-12 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-12 06:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-11 18:48 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-11 18:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-11 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-10 19:49 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-10 19:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-10 08:20 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-10 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-09 20:49 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-09 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-09 19:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.50
  22. 2026-09-09 19:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-09 19:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  24. 2026-09-09 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-08 16:28 UTCNVD update
  26. 2026-09-08 15:27 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-08 15:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79572?
CVE-2026-79572 is a high vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. An XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability in the level-rule module of Distribution Management v1.0.0 allows attackers to read sensitive files, scan internal networks, or launch server attacks via supplying a crafted XML payload.
When was CVE-2026-79572 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79572 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 8, 2026, with the most recent update on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79572 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79572 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 74.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79572?
CVE-2026-79572 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79572?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79572, 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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