What is CVE-2026-7164?

CVE-2026-7164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-7164?

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

Vulnerability in Freebsd

CVE-2026-7164

Incorrect packet validation allowed unbounded recursion parsing SCTP chunk parameters. This can eventually result in a stack overflow and panic. Remote attackers can craft packets which cause affected systems to panic. This affects any…

EPSS: 0.001 (20.4th 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

Freebsd — versions 14.3, 13.5, 15.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion
CWE-791

References

secteam@freebsd.org (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7164?: CVE-2026-7164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-7164?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.