Vulnerability

CVE-2026-42540

Medium· 4.3CVSS4.3EPSS0%

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IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident responders share technical details during investigations. Versions prior to 2.4.28 allow a user to alter values in the database via manipulated API requests. Version 2.4.28 contains a

Threat signal

50/100

Elevated

Severity

medium

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

Active

CVSS

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Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredLowStandard user privileges sufficient.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactNoneNo confidentiality impact.
Integrity ImpactLowSome data modification; attacker doesn't fully control extent.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.04%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p13

higher than 13% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2026-42540. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCDefer

No exploitation, limited impact or prevalence

exploitation: none
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2026-06-04Published
2026-06-05Last modified1 source

References

https://github.com/dfir-iris/iris-web/security/advisories/GHSA-w78h-mx7h-qm3h

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.