CVE-2026-6846EPSS p6.8%

CVE-2026-6846CVE-2026-6846

gnu / binutils

Description

A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized commands, or cause a denial of service, making the system unavailable.

Scoring

CVSS 7.8 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.17% probability of exploitation · percentile 6.8% · 2026-08-13T12:03:51Z
Last modified2026-07-15
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