What is CVE-2026-48829?

CVE-2026-48829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Sasl, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-48829?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Gnu Sasl

CVE-2026-48829

In GNU SASL before 2.2.3, DIGEST-MD5 has a NULL pointer dereference affecting both clients and servers, via a known token with no accompanying = character. This occurs in lib/digest-md5/getsubopt.c.

EPSS: 0.001 (17.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Gnu Sasl — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-48829?: CVE-2026-48829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Sasl, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-48829?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.