CVE-2026-36365: Lymphatus caesium-image-compressor affecting all · CVE-2026-36365 is a high-severity
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the shutdownMachine and putMachineToSleep functions. Avoid running the vulnerable software on critical systems where possible.
Description
CVE-2026-36365 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lymphatus caesium-image-compressor affecting all versions up to commit 02da2c6. It allows a local attacker with limited privileges to execute arbitrary code via the shutdownMachine and putMachineToSleep functions in PostCompressionActions.cpp. The vulnerability involves improper handling of code execution paths, related to CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) and CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command). No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
References
- github.com/Lymphatus/caesium-image-compressor (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/Lymphatus/caesium-image-compressor/blob/main/src/utils/PostCompressionActions.cpp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/Lymphatus/caesium-image-compressor/pull/376 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/mertsatilmaz/vulnerability-research/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2026-36365.md (opens in a new tab)