CVE-2026-8044

HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 63% 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: cna:schneider, epss
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') vulnerability exists that could cause remote code execution by an attacker with a privileged account when malicious arguments are provided as backup configuration parameters.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: 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
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
37%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 9, 2026

Last Modified

September 11, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://download.se.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2026-251-01&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2026-251-01.pdf

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8044(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 24× in last 7d / 44× 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 07:45 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 18:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 05:19 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-18 05:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-17 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-17 03:02 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-17 03:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 13:53 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 13:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-16 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 11:25 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 11:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-14 22:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-14 09:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 19:59 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-13 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-13 16:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-13 06:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 17:37 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-12 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-12 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-11 15:19 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-11 15:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-11 12:59 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-11 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-10 23:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-10 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-09 21:30 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-09 21:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-09 20:55 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-09 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-09 20:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-09 17:28 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-09 16:28 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-09 16:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8044?
CVE-2026-8044 is a high vulnerability published on September 9, 2026. CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') vulnerability exists that could cause remote code execution by an attacker with a privileged account when malicious arguments are provided as backup configuration parameters.
When was CVE-2026-8044 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8044 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 9, 2026, with the most recent update on September 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8044 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8044 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 63.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8044?
CVE-2026-8044 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.6 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8044?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8044, 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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