CVE-2026-40553 (GCVE-0-2026-40553)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-13 12:07 – Updated: 2026-07-13 13:00 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Stack-based buffer overflow in gawk
Summary
Buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in "extension/readdir.c" program file of gawk (ftype() routine). This issue could be used to crash the program and potentially to achieve code execution, although the latter has not been confirmed to be feasible. 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 13:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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 |
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Date Public
2026-07-13 12:07
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