CVE-2026-42996

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• 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

0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 39.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Green

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2026-05-01 06:42Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-01 22:10Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-05-01

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 10.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Green

Weaknesses

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9a007024344fd52027a96088a94a5419a90f2bda84f8f6e65f8f1e660b38c200

• github.comhttps://github.com/JS8Call-improved/JS8Call-improved/security/advisories/GHSA-98hp-pjp7-w62x
• amateur-radio-resources.sourceforge.iohttps://amateur-radio-resources.sourceforge.io/PDF/JS8APRS.pdf
• github.comhttps://github.com/js8call/js8call/blob/fd721e8b67eed84cb3c09d018205ab9a53e1a8b1/APRSISClient.cpp#L89-L102
• github.comhttps://github.com/JS8Call-improved/JS8Call-improved/commit/a6c7a19b82bbd7c2c0c892576f84d7449e8c7088