CVE-2026-72705

6.8 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed Other

What it is

The guard checker in Rocq Prover does not follow recursive calls made through a fixpoint's own arguments. A fixpoint may pass itself as a higher-order argument to a second fixpoint, which then applies it to a value that is not a subterm of the structural argument. Passing the recursive function to a plain definition is rejected because the checker unfolds the definition and observes the call, but passing it to a fixpoint is accepted because higher-order recursive calls through fixpoint arguments are not tracked. This admits a type that is definitionally equal to its own negation, so self-application produces False in purely definitional code, without tactics, axioms, plugins or unsafe flags, and Print Assumptions reports the result as closed under the global context. Fixed in Rocq 9.2.0.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data tampering.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-08-24 20:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-26 02:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-08-24 20:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-26 02:17 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-670
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.8

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

Raw vector

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

https://github.com/rocq-prover/rocq/pull/21684

References

NVD record · CVE.org record