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CVE-2026-81625 (GCVE-0-2026-81625)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-27 09:06 – Updated: 2026-08-27 12:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Stack buffer overflow in Greenbone OS and openvas-scanner
Summary
A remote attacker with user privileges may use a malicious or compromised NASL vulnerability test (VT) on the affected products to trigger a stack buffer overflow and gain full access on the compromised system.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-27 12:11 UTC
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbone | Greenbone OS |
Affected:
5.0 , ≤ 25.0.5
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:greenbone:greenbone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| greenbone | openvas-scanner |
Affected:
3.0 , ≤ 23.49.3
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:greenbone:openvas-scanner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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