Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-0762 is a high-severity remote code execution issue in GPT Academic 3.91. If an affected installation interacts with a malicious DAAS server, attacker-supplied data may be deserialized unsafely, allowing code execution as root. This is serious, but exploitation requires that DAAS interaction path.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority remediation item for environments using GPT Academic 3.91 with DAAS integrations. Root-level code execution is high impact, but urgency should be highest where systems connect to external or untrusted DAAS servers.
Technical view
The flaw is in GPT Academic’s stream_daas function and is classified as CWE-502: deserialization of untrusted data. ZDI reports that improper validation of user-supplied data can allow arbitrary code execution in the root context. CVSS is 8.1, with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction.
Likely exposure
Organizations running GPT Academic 3.91 are the identified exposure. Risk is higher where the product is configured to interact with DAAS servers, especially servers not strictly trusted or controlled. The provided sources do not identify other affected versions.
Exploitation context
The sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. Exploitation requires interaction with a malicious DAAS server, though ZDI notes attack vectors may vary depending on implementation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and ZDI advisory. No public exploit status, patch version, or broader affected-version range is provided in the supplied sources. Avoid assuming exposure beyond GPT Academic 3.91 unless vendor guidance expands scope.
Mitigation direction
- Check GPT Academic and ZDI guidance for an official fix or version recommendation.
- Identify and prioritize GPT Academic 3.91 instances for review.
- Avoid connecting affected systems to untrusted DAAS servers.
- Restrict DAAS integrations to trusted, controlled endpoints where possible.
- Run affected services with least privilege where operationally feasible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory GPT Academic deployments and confirm version 3.91 presence.
- Review whether stream_daas or DAAS server interaction is enabled or used.
- Confirm DAAS server endpoints are trusted and controlled.
- Monitor vendor and ZDI advisories for patch or mitigation updates.
- Assess logs for unexpected DAAS server interactions.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ZDI-26-028CVE reference · x_research-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Deserialization of Untrusted Data represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.