VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-40553

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-07-13
Last modified2026-10-24
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in "extension/readdir.c" program file of gawk (ftype() routine). This issue could be used to crash the program and potentially to achieve code execution, although the latter has not been confirmed to be feasible. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.

Weakness classification

  • cvd@cert.pl: CWE-121

Primary references