CVE-2026-5120
Race condition in BIOVIA Workbook allows cross-user data access.
Is CVE-2026-5120 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-5120 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 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-5120?
CVE-2026-5120 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. 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-2026-5120?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-5120, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-5120 affect?
CVE-2026-5120 affects BIOVIA Workbook (Release 2021-2026). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-5120?
Monitor activity; restrict access; patch when available.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Cross-user data exposure; an attacker can read data belonging to another user due to race condition.
Monitor only
- affected>= Release 2021 Golden and <= Release 2021 Refresh5
- affected>= Release 2022 Golden and <= Release 2022 Refresh5
- affected>= Release 2023 Golden and <= Release 2023 Refresh4
- affected>= Release 2024 Golden and <= Release 2024 Refresh4
- affected>= Release 2025 Golden and <= Release 2025 Refresh3
- affectedRelease 2026 Golden
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.