Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-58097
FreeBSD FreeBSD
ppp(8): missing length validation in mp_SetEnddisc()
CVSS 3.1
7.8High
Official description
mp_SetEnddisc() copied a user-supplied PSN endpoint value without length validation, allowing a buffer overflow via the ppp(8) command interface. A local user with access to the ppp(8) command interface can crash ppp(8) or potentially execute arbitrary code as root.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD | FreeBSD | 14.4-RELEASE ≤ v < p9 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| FreeBSD | FreeBSD | 15.0-RELEASE ≤ v < p13 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| FreeBSD | FreeBSD | 15.1-RELEASE ≤ v < p3 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:60.ppp.asc vendor-advisory
Kolun on Telegram @kolunsec
Exploited CVEs, key news and a daily digest
Alerts for this product's next CVEsFollow the product to get new vulnerabilities on Telegram.
Details
- Published
- 2026-08-26
- Last updated
- 2026-08-27
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- freebsd
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.16%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
5.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-130Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow