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CVE-2026-78860

An issue in Mercusys AC12 V2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the storage of information in plaintext

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.12%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue in Mercusys AC12 V2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the storage of information in plaintext

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.12% probability · 2th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-311, CWE-347
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%6 October 2026: 0.16%26 October 2026: 0.12%6 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.2% on 6 October 2026 to 0.1% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.