CVE-2026-90802
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
4.4
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.1%
1.6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-404
Published 2026-09-14 · modified 2026-09-18
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | L | Low |
Timeline
- 2026-09-14 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-18 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
Affected
References
- exploit https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/SEGV%20in%20%60bfd_putl64%60%20(bfdlibbfd.c989)%20during%20relocation%20output%20via%20malformed%20ELF.md
- exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34443
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90802
- https://vuldb.com/submit/920277
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304/cti
- https://www.gnu.org/