CVE•Published 2026-09-03•Modified 2026-09-03•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-85181
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Description
CAT uses Java String.hashCode as the sole integrity check for session cookies without server-side keying, allowing attackers to forge valid checksums offline. Attackers can set the x-forwarded-for header to bypass IP binding validation and create admin sessions with full configuration access.
Timeline
Published 2026-09-03
Modified 2026-09-03
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-85181Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-85181Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-85181Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-85181GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-85181" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-85181 on GitHub.