Buffer overflow in Zerbea Hcxtools

CVE-2026-29976

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ZerBea hcxpcapngtool v. 7.0.1-43-g2ee308e allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the getradiotapfield() function

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.6% 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-2026-29976: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-29976?
CVE-2026-29976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zerbea Hcxtools, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-29976?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.