CVE-2026-8079

HIGHNVD 7.37.3
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-02. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

In Progress Flowmon versions prior to 12.5.9 and 13.0.11, a vulnerability exists whereby an authenticated low-privileged user may craft a request during the PDF generation process that results in operations being performed with the privileges of another user, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and unintended modifications to system configuration.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 2, 2026

Last Modified

July 6, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8079(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 23× in last 7d / 89× 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. 2026-07-30 22:02 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-30 22:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-30 10:21 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-30 10:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-29 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-29 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-29 00:21 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-29 00:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-28 15:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-28 13:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-28 00:47 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-28 00:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-27 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-27 12:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-27 00:52 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-27 00:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-26 13:05 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-26 13:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-25 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-23 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-17 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-16 17:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-16 05:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-15 18:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-15 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-14 19:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-14 08:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-13 21:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-13 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-12 23:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-12 12:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-12 00:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-11 13:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-07-11 02:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-10 15:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-10 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-07-09 17:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-09 05:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-08 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-07-08 07:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-07 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-07-07 09:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-06 22:07 UTCEG score recompute 1.40
  43. 2026-07-06 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-06 19:18 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.3
  45. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-06 10:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-07-05 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-05 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-05 01:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-04 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-07-04 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-03 15:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-03 04:41 UTCEG score recompute 8.70
  61. 2026-07-03 04:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-03 04:39 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.7 · CVSS v4 → 8.7
  63. 2026-07-02 16:23 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-07-02 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8079?
CVE-2026-8079 is a high vulnerability published on July 2, 2026. In Progress Flowmon versions prior to 12.5.9 and 13.0.11, a vulnerability exists whereby an authenticated low-privileged user may craft a request during the PDF generation process that results in operations being performed with the privileges of another user, potentially leading to unauthorized…
When was CVE-2026-8079 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8079 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 2, 2026, with the most recent update on July 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8079 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8079 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 92.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8079?
CVE-2026-8079 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8079?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8079, 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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