What is CVE-2026-2436?

CVE-2026-2436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under CWE-825. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-26.

How severe is CVE-2026-2436?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-2436

A flaw was found in libsoup's SoupServer. A remote attacker could exploit a use-after-free vulnerability where the `soup_server_disconnect()` function frees connection objects prematurely, even if a TLS handshake is still pending. If the h…

EPSS: 0.001 (24.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-825

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2436 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)
RHBZ#2442909 (issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/-/issues/501

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-2436?: CVE-2026-2436 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under CWE-825. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-2436?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.