🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-77642

HIGH 7.5
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

tor before 0.4.9.9 was prone to an out-of-bounds write when parsing a consensus or detached signature with unexpected signature digest type. Impact is minor for most Tor roles, but potentially major for directory authorities. This is TROVE-2026-019.

CWE CWE-787
Vendor torproject
Product tor
Published Aug 20, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Affected Versions

torproject / Tor
0.2.8.2-alpha < 0.4.9.9

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
gitlab.torproject.org: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/raw/tor-0.4.9.9/ChangeLog