CVE-2026-40468 (GCVE-0-2026-40468)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-13 12:07 – Updated: 2026-07-13 13:01 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Heap buffer overflow in gawk
Summary
Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in "builtin.c" program file of gawk. This issue may lead to memory exhaustion on the hosting operating system and could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and objects with attacker-controlled bytes. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-13 13:01 UTC
CWE
- CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/c… | patch |
| https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/07/CVE-2026-40467 | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-07-13 12:07
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