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CVE-2026-40468

🗓️ 13 Jul 2026 12:07:54Reported by CERT-PLType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 6 Views

Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in "builtin.c" program file of gawk. This issue may lead to memory exhaustion on the hosting operating system and could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and objects with attacker-controlled byte...

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-40468
13 Jul 202612:07
attackerkb
Cvelist
CVE-2026-40468 Heap buffer overflow in gawk
13 Jul 202612:07
cvelist
EUVD
EUVD-2026-43493
13 Jul 202612:07
euvd
NVD
CVE-2026-40468
13 Jul 202613:16
nvd
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-57813
13 Jul 202600:00
ptsecurity
Vulnrichment
CVE-2026-40468 Heap buffer overflow in gawk
13 Jul 202612:07
vulnrichment
Vulners
Node
gnugawkRange5.4.0
[
  {
    "vendor": "GNU",
    "product": "gawk",
    "repo": "https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/",
    "programFiles": [
      "builtin.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]

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13 Jul 2026 14:16Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 42.1
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