CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-55317

MediumCVSS 6.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.08%

0th percentile - higher than 0% of all known CVEs

Summary

In printf of printf.c, an out-of-bounds write is possible due to improper input validation. This could lead to local privilege escalation requiring System execution privileges.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with System privileges could exploit the out-of-bounds write to escalate privileges. This may lead to memory corruption and system instability.

Recommendation

Update the software to a version containing the input validation fix in printf.c. Avoid passing untrusted data to the printf function.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In printf of printf.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS