{"id":"CVE-2026-6846","title":"A flaw was found in binutils","summary":"A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-122","CWE-122"],"vendor":"gnu","product":"binutils","affected":["binutils <= 2.46","hardened_images","openshift_container_platform = 4.0","enterprise_linux = 6.0","enterprise_linux = 8.0","enterprise_linux = 9.0","enterprise_linux = 10.0"],"published":"2026-04-22","updated":"2026-06-30","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6846","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33527","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6846","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460006","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6846","label":"0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460006","label":"0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-6846.json","label":"0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00171,"epssPercentile":0.06813,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-01T09:50:45.504Z","slug":"CVE-2026-6846","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized commands, or cause a denial of service, making the system unavailable.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `binutils <= 2.46`\n- `hardened_images`\n- `openshift_container_platform = 4.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 6.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}