CVE-2026-81625
Stack buffer overflow in Greenbone OS and openvas-scanner
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 27, 2026 at 09:06 AM UTC
Updated: September 3, 2026 at 05:14 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorGreenbone OSOpenvas Scanner
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A remote attacker with user privileges may use a malicious or compromised NASL vulnerability test (VT) on the affected products to trigger a stack buffer overflow and gain full access on the compromised system.
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 (1)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
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CVSS
8.8HIGHCERTVDE
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-787
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