CVE-2026-3838 is a path traversal vulnerability in Unraid's update.php file, allowing authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root on affected Unraid installations. Rated 8.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, this flaw has a low attack complexity and requires only low privileges, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code, it is on the "Hot List" indicating active monitoring, and its EPSS score ranks it among the top 1% of CVEs for exploitability potential, despite limited public community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:unraid:unraid:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.