CVE-2026-93522
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CVE-2026-93522 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A heap buffer overflow caused by mismatched size usage in CopyArea CPU-to-FBO path in X.Org X Server before 21.1.15 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash or potentially execute code in the X server context.. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A heap buffer overflow caused by mismatched size usage in CopyArea CPU-to-FBO path in X.Org X Server before 21.1.15 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash or potentially execute code in the X server context.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| x.org | xorg-x11-server | < 21.1.25 |
| x.org | xwayland | >= 9, < 24.1.14 |
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Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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