CVE-2026-7270
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CVE-2026-7270 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An operator precedence bug in the kernel results in a scenario where a buffer overflow causes attacker-controlled data to overwrite adjacent execve(2) argument buffers. The bug may be exploitable by an unprivileged user to obtain superuser privileges.. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An operator precedence bug in the kernel results in a scenario where a buffer overflow causes attacker-controlled data to overwrite adjacent execve(2) argument buffers. The bug may be exploitable by an unprivileged user to obtain superuser privileges.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 13.5 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.3 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 14.4 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 15.0 |
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