August 10, 2026

CVE Watchtower


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CVE-2026-5450NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Calling the scanf family of functions with a %mc (malloc'd character match) in the GNU C Library version 2.7 to version 2.43 with a format width specifier with an explicit width greater than 1024 could result in a one byte heap buffer overflow.
Severity Level
CRITICAL(9.8)
Published Date
Apr 20, 2026
Last Modified
Jul 14, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.50%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh