CVE-2026-123975

8.7 HIGH Fix listed Memory safety

What it is

Grid Community Toolkit before 6.2.20261111 (globus-gss-assist before 12.9) contains a heap out-of-bounds write in globus_gss_assist_token_get_fd() triggered by SSLv2 record lengths below 3. Remote unauthenticated clients can send a crafted GSI handshake record to services like globus-gatekeeper and myproxy to corrupt heap memory and crash the service.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-11-06 17:54 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-11-13 15:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-13 15:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: not scored yet.
Severity: 8.7 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-11-13 15:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-13 15:17 UTC
Weakness: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
Record status: Received

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.7

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record