CVE-2026-48829 (GCVE-0-2026-48829)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-24 02:22 – Updated: 2026-06-05 16:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In GNU SASL before 2.2.3, DIGEST-MD5 has a NULL pointer dereference affecting both clients and servers, via a known token with no accompanying = character. This occurs in lib/digest-md5/getsubopt.c.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-26 15:07 UTC
CWE
- CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
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