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CVE-2026-42958 HIGH

Published: 2026-07-07 | Last Modified: 2026-07-09 | Status: Awaiting Analysis

Description

The application contains a use-after-free vulnerability that can be exploited to cause memory corruption while parsing specially crafted files. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 5.9

Base Score: 8.4 (HIGH)

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Attack RequirementsNONE
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionACTIVE
Vulnerability ConfidentialityHIGH
Vulnerability IntegrityHIGH
Vulnerability AvailabilityHIGH
Subsequent ConfidentialityNONE
Subsequent IntegrityNONE
Subsequent AvailabilityNONE

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-416
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