Is CVE-2026-45206 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-45206 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-45206?

CVE-2026-45206 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-45206?

CVE-2026-45206 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2026-45206?

No published fix for CVE-2026-45206 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-45206

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An origin validation vulnerability in the Apex One/SEP agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations. This is similar to CVE-2026-45207 but exists in a different process protection communication mechanism. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

CWE-346

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

success.trendmicro.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2009-1185	High	7.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-34291	High	8.8	79%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-16952	High	8.6	71%	-	-
CVE-2023-29711	Critical	9.8	70%	-	-
CVE-2015-4495	High	8.8	70%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-23898	High	8.8	67%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-21.