Buffer overflow in N/a

CVE-2026-26459

ccoap 77f55c4b466e99327c24ace8a2913d3ba7e2ccd5 contains a vulnerability in the option parsing logic that causes a segmentation fault when processing malformed COAP messages with insufficient option data.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-26459: held from 0.003 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-26459?
CVE-2026-26459 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-26459?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.