CVE-2026-79679

HIGHPre-NVD 8.78.7—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-03. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Use of Weak Credentials vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation GmbH mapp Audit used in mapp Services.

This issue affects mapp Audit used in mapp Services: before 6.8.0.

CVSS v3
8.7
EG Score
8.7(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
Severity87% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
10%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 3, 2026

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://br-cws-assets.de-fra-1.linodeobjects.com/SA26P012-28f0e5aa.pdf

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79679(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 27× in last 7d / 61× 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 05:33 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 18:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 07:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 20:36 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-17 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 06:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 20:00 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 20:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 09:03 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 09:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-15 21:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 11:00 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 11:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-15 00:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 13:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-14 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-14 02:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-13 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-13 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-12 17:12 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-12 17:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-12 06:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-11 19:18 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-11 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-11 08:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-10 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-10 10:26 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-10 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-09 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-09 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-08 23:10 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-08 23:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-08 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-07 19:38 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-07 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-07 08:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-06 21:39 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-06 21:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-06 10:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-05 23:44 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-05 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-05 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-05 01:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-04 14:50 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-04 14:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-04 03:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-03 16:54 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-03 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-03 13:14 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-03 11:35 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-03 11:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79679?
CVE-2026-79679 is a high vulnerability published on September 3, 2026. Use of Weak Credentials vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation GmbH mapp Audit used in mapp Services. This issue affects mapp Audit used in mapp Services: before 6.8.0.
When was CVE-2026-79679 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79679 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database 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-2026-79679 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79679 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 90.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79679?
CVE-2026-79679 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79679?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79679, 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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