CVE-2026-40050

CRITICAL EPSS 44.1%
Published Apr 21, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Apr 21, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

CrowdStrike has released security updates to address a critical unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-40050) in LogScale. This vulnerability only requires mitigation by customers that host specific versions of LogScale and does not affect Next-Gen SIEM customers. The vulnerability exists in a specific cluster API endpoint that, if exposed, allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem without authentication. Next-Gen SIEM customers are not affected and do not need to take any action. CrowdStrike mitigated the vulnerability for LogScale SaaS customers by deploying network-layer blocks to all clusters on April 7, 2026. We have proactively reviewed all log data and there is no evidence of exploitation. LogScale Self-hosted customers should upgrade to a patched version immediately to remediate the vulnerability. CrowdStrike identified this vulnerability during continuous and ongoing product testing.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
44.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function Authentication

References 1

  • crowdstrike.com https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/security-advisories/cve-2026-40050/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.