CVE-2026-115504

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 2.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.5 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-29.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-22 19:14Z6 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-29 02:35Z7 HR AGO

Reserved

2026-10-22

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

8791142adb20d58e82b5e57ea35bce52dc126c7f846786d331a9f157b6c97c23

• gist.github.comhttps://gist.github.com/yure1432/98f15c7e8f48dc90ae65646f926aa176technical-descriptionexploit
• github.comhttps://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/pull/184patchissue-tracking
• github.comhttps://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/commit/579792e0f85bff0c6733ad5ebdf54c3b5c188686patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsioproduct
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: CFITSIO through 4.7.0 Out-of-Bounds Write via ffgcls2 in getcols.chttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cfitsio-through-4.7.0-out-of-bounds-write-via-ffgcls2-in-getcols-cthird-party-advisory