Description
ServiceNow has remediated a sandbox escape security issue that was identified in the Now Platform. This security issue could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code within the Now Platform, potentially leading to more access to the Now Platform than intended.  





ServiceNow deployed a security update to hosted instances and ServiceNow provided the update to our partners and self-hosted customers. We are not currently aware of malicious exploitation against ServiceNow instances. 



We recommend customers promptly apply appropriate updates or upgrade to a patched release if they have not already done so.
Published: 2026-08-27
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-94

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ServiceNow has remediated a sandbox escape security issue that was identified in the Now Platform. This security issue could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code within the Now Platform, potentially leading to more access to the Now Platform than intended.   ServiceNow deployed a security update to hosted instances and ServiceNow provided the update to our partners and self-hosted customers. We are not currently aware of malicious exploitation against ServiceNow instances.  We recommend customers promptly apply appropriate updates or upgrade to a patched release if they have not already done so.
Title Sandbox Escape in Now Platform
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SN

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T18:47:55.772Z

Reserved: 2026-04-22T18:21:29.674Z

Link: CVE-2026-6876

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-27T20:18:32.680

Modified: 2026-08-27T20:18:32.680

Link: CVE-2026-6876

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T07:15:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-284

    Improper Access Control

  • CWE-94

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')