CVE-2026-35094

Name: CVE-2026-35094
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-04-01T14:16:57.637+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.15%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-35094 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in libinput. An attacker capable of deploying a Lua plugin file in specific system directories can exploit a dangling pointer vulnerability. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A flaw was found in libinput. An attacker capable of deploying a Lua plugin file in specific system directories can exploit a dangling pointer vulnerability. This occurs when a garbage collection cleanup function is called, leaving a pointer that can then be printed to system logs. This could potentially expose sensitive data if the memory location is re-used, leading to information disclosure. For this exploit to work, Lua plugins must be enabled in libinput and loaded by the compositor.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.15%

4.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-825

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Libinput	All versions
Fedoraproject	Fedora	43
Fedoraproject	Fedora	44

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453840Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/work_items/1272Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Apr 1, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-35094?

How severe is CVE-2026-35094?

CVE-2026-35094 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-35094?

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Source: NVD / NIST