CVE-2026-2957
Dst-Admin Project Dst-Admin ≤ 1.5.0
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2026-2957 is a medium-severity Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404) vulnerability in Dst-Admin Project Dst-Admin. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 30th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2026-2957 is a vulnerability identified in qinming99 dst-admin versions up to 1.5.0. It affects the deleteBackup function in the file src/main/java/com/tugos/dst/admin/controller/BackupController.java within the File Handler component, leading to a denial of service condition. The issue is classified under CWE-404 and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L).
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by an attacker with low privileges. Exploitation requires network access and low-privilege authentication but no user interaction, enabling the attacker to cause limited integrity and availability impacts, such as partial denial of service, without affecting confidentiality.
VulDB advisories note that an exploit has been made publicly available and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early regarding this disclosure but did not respond, indicating no official patches or mitigations have been issued.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-7595
Vulnerability Data
A weakness has been identified in qinming99 dst-admin up to 1.5.0. This impacts the function deleteBackup of the file src/main/java/com/tugos/dst/admin/controller/BackupController.java of the component File Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has…
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been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect resource releases after code is written.
Engineering principles can require explicit resource acquisition/release patterns that stop improper shutdown from being introduced.
Priority-based resource allocation limits the blast radius when released resources are not returned to the pool.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly include coding standards for correct resource allocation and release.
Runtime monitoring can detect resource exhaustion caused by improper shutdown or release.
Lifecycle management of assets can encompass proper resource release at end-of-life or shutdown.
Capacity management helps surface leaks from unreleased resources but does not prevent the coding flaw.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Including restart, recovery and media-handling instructions reduces the likelihood that resources or sensitive data will be left in an exposed or improperly released state after a failure.