CVE-2026-90831

MEDIUM 5.3

GNU Binutils ELF String Table elf-strtab.c _bfd_elf_strtab_delref memory corruption

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.

CWE	CWE-119
Vendor	gnu
Product	binutils
Published	Sep 14, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

GNU / Binutils

2.47

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333/cti vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90831 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/submit/925230 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34454 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16886 gnu.org: https://www.gnu.org/

Credits

🔍 wsstssw (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team