CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-19589

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Aug 17, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026

7.1HIGHCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-19589 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.1. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

What to do next

Remediation and response

Microsoft Security Response Center guidance

Vendor revision: Sep 5, 2026

See the Microsoft Security Update Guide for the update that applies to your product.

Vendor-listed releases

1.9.5-20

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-19589?

Packer up to 1.15.4 is vulnerable to an issue in the third-party plugin installer that may allow unintended file system modification and could lead to code execution. A user who installs a plugin from a malicious or compromised source may be affected.

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-19589) is fixed in Packer 1.16.0.

Source: NVD