Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-18285 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-18285 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18285?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 20 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Aeon Aeon.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-18285?
- A patch was published on 2026-07-29: Update issued; patch available at GitHub commit 751918052c0cce266b4f7cd4b084408526efc015 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-18285 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-18285?
- Check whether you run Aeon. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a deserialization-of-untrusted-data flaw in Aeon's load_rehab_pile_dataset method, resulting from insufficient validation of user-supplied input. The attack vector is local with user interaction required—an attacker must trick a user into opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page. The attack results in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current process. A patch is available via GitHub commit 751918052c0cce266b4f7cd4b084408526efc015.
Affected products
- Aeon Aeon
Timeline
- 2026-02-17: disclosed: Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2026-07-29: advisory: Coordinated public release of advisory
- 2026-07-29: patched: Update issued; patch available at GitHub commit 751918052c0cce266b4f7cd4b084408526efc015