CVE detail
CVE-2026-6068
NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or remote code execution.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 4.5
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
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Evidence
Source links by recency
2 source links · newest first
No excerpt available.
Exploitsekai.teamApr 10, 2026, 2:16 PMNo excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comApr 10, 2026, 2:16 PM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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1 repository references · best confidence 0.90 · max 0 stars
- netwide-assembler/nasmHigh confidencegithubNVD Exploit reference0 starsDiscovered Jul 19, 2026, 12:20 PM
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