CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-79079

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos up to 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can execute arbitrary code in the application context, potentially leading to data compromise or further privilege escalation. However, local access is required.

Recommendation

Update CrossWire Xiphos to a version newer than 4.3.2 or apply the vendor patch. Restrict local access to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

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