CVE-2026-45250

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

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 34.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-23.

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

2026-05-21 08:37Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-22 07:11Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-05-11

Assigning CNA

freebsd

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

d96f9387ee257350a2d132237ca2f544fe43a6cb8f3468f39692e8dcd5496dc9

• security.freebsd.orghttps://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:18.setcred.ascvendor-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/3
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/21/18
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/22/5