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CVE-2026-56288: patch through 2.8.0 (inclusive), 0 through 2.8.0
CVE-2026-56288. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00115 (percentile 0.01465), scored 24-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
patch · through 2.8.0 (inclusive)
gnu
patch · 0 through 2.8.0
GNU
Component: Not specified by the source
Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Local · No privileges required · Active user interaction
What an attacker can do
An attacker can trigger this condition with a malicious patch file, causing the utility to crash and resulting in a denial of service. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 4.6/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as low.
- CWE
- CWE-476
- CCR priority
- 22.0 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
- EPSS
- 0.00115 · percentile 0.01534 · 2026-10-25
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- FIRST EPSS daily exploit-probability · Source record · observed 2026-10-25 19:52:47.952465+00:00 UTC
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-25 19:51:06.643138+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-56288.html