CVE-2026-90801EPSS p9.8%

CVE-2026-90801CVE-2026-90801

gnu / binutils

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function cache_bwrite of the file bfd/cache.c of the component ld. The manipulation of the argument nbytes results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.

Scoring

CVSS 5.3 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS0.21% probability of exploitation · percentile 9.8% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-09-18
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.