VDB
CVE-2026-6368
CVE-2026-6368
PUBLISHED
CVSS 2.1 LOW
Reported by glibc · Published August 10, 2026
Calling wordexp with WRDE_APPEND in the GNU C Library version 2.0 to version 2.43 can cause the interface to return invalid memory in the we_wordv member, which on subsequent calls to wordfree may abort the process.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
2.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/S:P/AU:Y/U:Green
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| glibc | glibc | 1.93-260 |
| glibc | glibc | 1.93-260, 1.93-260 |
Timeline
- Aug 10, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 11, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 12, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 16, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score