What is CVE-2026-0716?

CVE-2026-0716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-0716?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-0716

A flaw was found in libsoup’s WebSocket frame processing when handling incoming messages. If a non-default configuration is used where the maximum incoming payload size is unset, the library may read memory outside the intended bounds. This can cause unintended memory exposure or a crash. Applications using libsoup’s WebSocket support with this configuration may be impacted.

Published 2026-01-13 · last modified 2026-09-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-805 — Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0716 (vdb-entry)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/476

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0716?: CVE-2026-0716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-0716?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.