CVE-2026-6846

HIGH EPSS 5.4%
Published Apr 22, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Apr 22, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
5.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-122

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
gnubinutils* ≤2.46
redhathardened_images*any
redhatopenshift_container_platform4.0any
redhatenterprise_linux6.0any
redhatenterprise_linux8.0any
redhatenterprise_linux9.0any
redhatenterprise_linux10.0any

References 2

  • access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6846
    Third Party Advisory
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460006
    Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.