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CVE-2026-55493Disclosure

LOW

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

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0.5/ 10 priority

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-08-18: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-18: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-18: 108-18
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • Frank Wu@FrankOverF1ow
    Patch

    Nebula Security found CVE-2026-55493 in HotCRP, a 9-year-old vuln that could expose reviewers' identities. At minimum, it could reveal exactly who accepted or rejected your paper We also found CVE-2026-63491. Both were responsibly disclosed to Kohler. Thanks to his quick fix!

    Post summary

    Nebula Security identified two HotCRP CVEs that could reveal reviewer identities and responsibly disclosed them, resulting in a quick vendor patch.

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  • Frank Wu@FrankOverF1ow
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-55493: https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/security/advisories/GHSA-x3g6-4c5h-7p29 CVE-2026-63491: https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/security/advisories/GHSA-4v58-pj7j-xc8j

    Post summary

    Two new CVE advisories for Kohler's hotCRP software are listed with links to GitHub security advisory pages, indicating a disclosure of the vulnerability details.

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