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CVE-2026-40469

CVE-2026-40469 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.1 MEDIUM

Reported by CERT-PL · Published July 13, 2026

Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in "builtin.c" program file of gawk (do_sub() routine). This issue could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and objects causing the program to crash. It affects 32-bit builds of gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
5.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
GNUgawk0
GNUgawk0

Timeline

  • Jul 13, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Jul 13, 2026 CVE Published
  • Jul 13, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Aug 7, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 26, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 27, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 30, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 4, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score

References

  • patch
  • third-party-advisory
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