ServiceNow CVE-2026-0542
ServiceNow Remote Code Execution
Risk & exploitation
EPSS (FIRST) estimates a low likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days (2026-06-10). Priority blends CVSS, EPSS, KEV and public-exploit availability — operational prioritization, not a NIS2/DORA reporting determination.
Summary
ServiceNow has addressed a remote code execution vulnerability that was identified in the ServiceNow AI platform. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user, in certain circumstances, to execute code within the ServiceNow Sandbox.
ServiceNow addressed this vulnerability by deploying a security update to hosted instances. Relevant security updates also have been provided to ServiceNow self-hosted customers and partners. Further, the vulnerability is addressed in the listed patches and hot fixes. While we are not currently aware of exploitation against customer instances, we recommend customers promptly apply appropriate updates or upgrade if they have not already done so.
Auto-generated stub from NVD. Detection signals and per-release fixed-in are pending manual authoring/verification; until a signal carries a verified match, the exposure check returns DORMANT/INVESTIGATE — never a false EXERCISED.Affected releases & fixed-in
| Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Australia | Australia |
| Zurich | Patch 4 Hot Fix 3b / Patch 5 |
| Yokohama | Patch 10 Hot Fix 1b / Patch 12 |
| Xanadu | Patch 11 Hot Fix 1a |
Source & attribution
Per-release fixed-in VERIFIED against the ServiceNow-authored CVE Record (CNA shortName: SN) — affected[].versions[] boundaries, https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-0542 (retrieved 2026-06-08). The same patch matrix is in the login-gated ServiceNow KB; the public CVE Record is the citable source.
Regulatory mapping
- NIS2 Art.21§2(a)
- NIS2 Art.21§2(d)
- NIS2 Art.23§1
- DORA Art.9§1
- DORA Art.17§1
- DORA RTS Art.10
- DORA RTS Art.22
- ISO A.8.8
- ISO A.8.28
- GDPR Art.32
Decision support, not a reporting determination.
References
Data: GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY 4.0), NVD, the CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, and Nuclei templates.