CVE-2026-2243

MEDIUM EPSS 1.7%

Published Feb 19, 20264mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

5.1 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Feb 19, 2026 4mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A flaw was found in QEMU. A specially crafted VMDK image could trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, potentially leading to a 12-byte leak of sensitive information or a denial of service condition (DoS).

CVSS Details

Base Score

5.1

Exploitability

2.5

Impact

2.5

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

1.7% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

References 2

access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2243
bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440934

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.