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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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GNU | gawk | 0 |
| GNU | gawk | 0 |
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
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- Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score