CVE detail
CVE-2026-6846
A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized commands, or cause a denial of service, making the system unavailable.
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Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 16.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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6 source links · newest first
- CVE-2026-6846 Binutils: binutils: arbitrary code execution via malformed xcoff object file processingMicrosoft MSRC
Information published.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comMay 3, 2026, 8:02 AM - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-6846.jsonsecurity.access.redhat.com
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Vendor Advisorysecurity.access.redhat.comApr 22, 2026, 9:16 AM - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460006bugzilla.redhat.com
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Exploitbugzilla.redhat.comApr 22, 2026, 9:16 AM - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6846access.redhat.com
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Vendor Advisoryaccess.redhat.comApr 22, 2026, 9:16 AM - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39022access.redhat.com
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Vendor Advisoryaccess.redhat.comApr 22, 2026, 9:16 AM - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33527access.redhat.com
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Vendor Advisoryaccess.redhat.comApr 22, 2026, 9:16 AM
Exploit code
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