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CVE-2026-33491 (GCVE-0-2026-33491)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-26 18:39 – Updated: 2026-03-27 03:55
VLAI
Title
Zen-C has Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Identifier Mangling
Summary
Zen C is a systems programming language that compiles to human-readable GNU C/C11. Prior to version 0.4.4, a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zen C compiler allows attackers to cause a compiler crash or potentially execute arbitrary code by providing a specially crafted Zen C source file (`.zc`) with excessively long struct, function, or trait identifiers. Users are advised to update to Zen C version v0.4.4 or later to receive a patch.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
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| https://github.com/zenc-lang/zenc/security/adviso… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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CVE-2026-28207 (GCVE-0-2026-28207)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-26 22:17 – Updated: 2026-03-02 20:48
VLAI
Title
Zen-C Vulnerable to Command Injection via Malicious Output Filename
Summary
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Severity
6.6 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
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