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CVE-2026-48036

8.4
High
EPSS 0.29%Patch availableJul 25, 2026

Hulumi drift detection may mask real infra drift or falsely escalate churn.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-48036 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-48036 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-48036?

CVE-2026-48036 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-48036?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-48036. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-48036 affect?

CVE-2026-48036 affects Hulumi < 1.4.0, Pulumi-based CI/cron drift-detection workflows, Infra-as-Code toolchains using Hulumi. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-48036?

Upgrade Hulumi to >= 1.4.0 and validate drift workflows

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Hulumi < 1.4.0Pulumi-based CI/cron drift-detection workflowsInfra-as-Code toolchains using Hulumi
impact

Attackers can have unauthorized infrastructure drift go undetected for up to 6 hours or trigger false incident escalations via adapter-result caching.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
kerberosmansour hulumi
  • affected< 1.4.0

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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