CVE-2026-5172
CVE-2026-5172
02 Description
CVE-2026-5172
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 2.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 85.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-24.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-05-11 16:48Z5 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-01 12:04Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-03-30
- Assigning CNA
- certcc
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9e54b1658179ecc54e429f72513c9a361fec644d4afeb4c5ec50d198ef43ee2e
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.kb.cert.orghttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471747
- lists.thekelleys.org.ukhttps://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html
- thekelleys.org.ukhttps://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CVE/
- github.comhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519082
- github.comhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519093
- github.comhttps://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/tag/v6.6.2
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5172
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2458521https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458521
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5172.json
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19158
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 10
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.90-7.el10_2
- dnsmasq-utils Fixed in 2.90-7.el10_2
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 10
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.90-7.el10_2
- dnsmasq-utils Fixed in 2.90-7.el10_2
Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.90-4~deb12u2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.91-1+deb13u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.92-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.90-2ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.91-1ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.92-1ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.