CVE-2026-42540
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CVE-2026-42540 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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 patch.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
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Timeline
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- Status
- Deferred
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