CVE-2026-77930: EvoScientist · Missing Authorization
Affects EvoScientistSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 0.2.5 as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public or traded
- Automatable
- Attackers can reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-20.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.2.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CISA SSVC: proof of concept public
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
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by VulnCheck
, 60 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
CISA SSVC assessment
proof of concept public
, 15 hours after disclosure
In Threat Radar
record ingested
, 6 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade EvoScientist to 0.2.5.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| EvoScientistEvoScientist | Affected
| Fixed in
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PyPIEvoScientistpkg:pypi/EvoScientistOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
EvoScientist 0.1.0 before 0.2.5 contains an approval bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to run host shell commands by delegating them to async sub-agents lacking an interrupt_on gate. Attackers can plant instructions in ingested content such as fetched web pages, so the agent calls start_async_task and runs commands with user privileges and environment secrets.
References
- lasso.security/vulnerability-database/cve-2026-77930 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/EvoScientist/EvoScientist/issues/387 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/EvoScientist/EvoScientist/commit/d249e320bd856a7d31d859cfbb2bf75bab6c8686 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/EvoScientist/EvoScientist/releases/tag/v0.2.5 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/EvoScientist/EvoScientist/blob/ac58caab7bdd1706f3fee55891f611cd175d05b0/EvoScientist/subagents/_factory.py (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/evoscientist-0.1.0-before-0.2.5-human-approval-bypass-via-async-sub-agents (opens in a new tab)