CVE-2026-49921 (GCVE-0-2026-49921)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 18:05 – Updated: 2026-09-08 19:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In multiple locations, there is a possible memory safety issue due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-08 19:58 UTC
CWE
- Remote code execution
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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