Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-44232

Published
12 May 2026
Modified
19 June 2026
CVSS Score v4 8.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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:X
EPSS Score 0.0035 28th percentile
Risk Priority 44 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-44232 is a high-severity Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements (CWE-791) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 28th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

DSSRF is a Node.js library that provides a wide range of utilities and advanced SSRF defense checks. Prior to 1.0.3, every IPv6 category bypasses is_url_safe. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.3.

CWE(s)
CWE-791

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly requires complete filtering of special elements on received data before further processing or forwarding.

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.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require complete input filtering and sanitization to prevent this weakness.

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.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect incomplete filtering but does not itself implement the filtering.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle processes include validation activities that reduce the likelihood of CWE-791 but do not specify the control itself.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for input validation and sanitization that directly mitigates incomplete special-element filtering.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure system architecture and engineering principles require defensive design patterns that prevent unfiltered data from reaching downstream components.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards mandate complete filtering and escaping of special elements, directly eliminating CWE-791.

References