CVE-2026-45393CRITICAL 7.8EPSS p12.4%
CVE-2026-45393CVE-2026-45393
Description
A vulnerability chain in Cribl Edge for Windows before 4.17.1 allows a local authenticated user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. Incorrect default permissions on the Windows installer's authentication directory (CWE-276) expose a cryptographic secret used for JWT signing and password-hash derivation, enabling forgery of administrative API tokens. The forged token can then be used to invoke a pipeline function that reaches an OS command sink (CWE-78) running in the SYSTEM context.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.22% probability of exploitation · percentile 12.4% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2026-05-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-02 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Improper Input Validationcwe-20 | 0% | live |
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