CVE-2026-6875 Pre-Auth RCE in ServiceNow AI Platform Under Active Exploitation — Second Sandbox-Escape Gadget Chain Confirmed
Attackers began exploiting CVE-2026-6875 (CVSS 9.5), a pre-authentication sandbox-escape RCE in the ServiceNow AI Platform, on July 18 — just five days after self-hosted patches were released on July 13. Threat intelligence firm Defused confirmed a second sandbox-escape gadget chain reaching the same code-execution primitive via a different route than the published PoC, meaning organizations that blocked the known technique rather than patched are still exposed. The platform powers over 100,000 enterprise AI applications at 85% of Fortune 500 companies; unpatched self-hosted instances remain the primary target.
The platform powers over 100,000 enterprise AI applications at 85% of Fortune 500 companies; unpatched self-hosted instances remain the primary target.
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