CVE-2026-102486
Out-of-bounds Read in ntpsec
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2026 at 03:04 PM UTC
Updated: October 22, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNTPSec
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
Out-of-bounds read in NTS extension field parsing in NTPsec ntpd 1.1.4 through 1.2.5 allows a remote attacker to crash the daemon via an NTS Authenticator and Encrypted Extension Fields (AEEF) field with an oversized nonce length.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
Source: cverecord
https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/-/work_items/891Source: cverecord
https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/-/work_items/895Source: cverecord
https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/-/commit/7cc079387CVSS
7.5HIGHGitLab
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-125
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