Vulnerability
CVE-2026-49869
Kestra: authentication bypass leading to code execution
Most severe levelDEFCON 4 · Moderate risk
Official data
- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 · critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 2 September 2026
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 4 November 2026.
Timeline
- 26 June 2026Published on NVD
- 27 June 2026First in the DefenceLevel briefing
- 2 September 2026Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
In DefenceLevel briefings2 days
- 3 September 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 4
- 27 June 2026New in the last 24 hoursDEFCON 4
Last 12 months.
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