CVE-2026-44597 (GCVE-0-2026-44597)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-07 00:56 – Updated: 2026-05-07 13:12
VLAI
Summary
Tor before 0.4.9.7 has an out-of-bounds read when an END, a TRUNCATE, or a TRUNCATED cell lacks a reason in its payload, aka TROVE-2026-011.
Severity
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-684 - Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
torproject Tor Affected: 0 , < 0.4.9.7 (custom)
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