CVE-20XX-?

CVE-2025-26596

7.8 HIGH 0.4% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

A heap overflow flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. The computation of the length in XkbSizeKeySyms() differs from what is written in XkbWriteKeySyms(), which may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds
0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record