VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-43958

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-06-01
Last modified2026-09-28
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in rrdcached, a component of rrdtool. A local attacker with access to a rrdcached socket can exploit a stack-based buffer overflow by sending an oversized CREATE request. This vulnerability can lead to a denial of service by crashing the daemon or potentially allow for arbitrary code execution, impacting the integrity and confidentiality of data.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-121

Primary references