CVE-2026-40050 | CrowdStrike LogScale Unauthenticated Path Traversal

CrowdStrike has released security updates to address a critical unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-40050) in LogScale. This vulnerability only requires mitigation by customers that host specific versions of LogScale and does not affect Next-Gen SIEM customers. The vulnerability exists in a specific cluster API endpoint that, if exposed, allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem without authentication. Next-Gen SIEM customers are not affected and do not need to take any action. CrowdStrike mitigated the vulnerability for LogScale SaaS customers by deploying network-layer blocks to all clusters on April 7, 2026. We have proactively reviewed all log data and there is no evidence of exploitation. LogScale Self-hosted customers should upgrade to a patched version immediately to remediate the vulnerability. CrowdStrike identified this vulnerability during continuous and ongoing product testing.

Published: 2026-04-21 Last update: 2026-04-22 Assigner: 13ddcd98-6f4a-40a8-8e24-29ca0aee4661 Source: 13ddcd98-6f4a-40a8-8e24-29ca0aee4661

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-40050 is rated Moderate Risk (63.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-40050

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-23 0.52% 0.57% +0.05%
2 2026-05-22 0.27% 0.52% +0.26%
3 2026-04-22 0.27%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-40050

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 13ddcd98-6f4a-40a8-8e24-29ca0aee4661

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-40050

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-40050

GHSA-q4qj-hj7m-7jgx · Severity: critical — CrowdStrike has released security updates to address a critical unauthenticated path traversal...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-40050

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-40050

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