{"id":"CVE-2026-78424","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-78424","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:51:59.385Z","title":"Improper parameter handling in NeuVector allows any authenticated user who holds the namespaced Runtime Policies (write) permission or anyone with access to NeuVector’s internal gRPC certificate key pair the ability to inject OS commands in the…","description":"Improper parameter handling in NeuVector allows any authenticated user who holds the namespaced Runtime Policies (write) permission or anyone with access to NeuVector’s internal gRPC certificate key pair the ability to inject OS commands in the privileged enforcer container, which can lead to the complete compromise of the worker node. This affects NeuVector 5.4 before 5.4.11, NeuVector 5.5 before 5.5.4, NeuVector 5.6 before 5.6.2 and potentially older versions.","published":"2026-09-28T12:17:41.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-29T21:33:00.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"meissner@suse.de","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00196,"percentile":0.09177,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-29","score":0.00196,"percentile":0.08292}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-09-28T12:17:41.000Z","detail":{"score":"8.8","severity":"HIGH","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T12:17:40.897Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 8.8)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/neuvector/neuvector/security/advisories/GHSA-vr77-8vmq-qfmj","source":"meissner@suse.de"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78424","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}