CVE-2026-4892

Published May 11, 2026

Last updated a day ago

CVSS high 8.4
Dns
Port (53)

Overview

Description
A heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the DHCPv6 implementation of dnsmasq allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted DHCPv6 packet.
Source
cret@cert.org
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
8.4
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
2.5
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
CWE-122

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