CVE-2026-6068

CRITICAL EPSS 33.1%
Published Apr 10, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.6 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Apr 10, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.6
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
6.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
33.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
nasmnetwide_assembler3.02any

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/netwide-assembler/nasm/issues/222
    ExploitIssue Tracking
  • sekai.team https://sekai.team/blog/nasm-cve-disclosure/cve-2026-6068
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.