CVE-2026-103531

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

Description

A flaw has been found in OpenSC up to 0.27.1. The impacted element is the function setcos_construct_fci_44 of the file src/libopensc/card-setcos.c. Executing a manipulation of the argument type_attr can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. This patch is called ad730304052937c32b4eb489a06835ac6123632c. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

openscDebian

Fixed in:0.27.1-3CVE-2026-103531

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Exploit Intelligence

0.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-103531?

Upgrade opensc on debian unstable to 0.27.1-3 or later.

Is CVE-2026-103531 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-103531 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.19% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 8% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-103531?

CVE-2026-103531 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated moderate. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-103531 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for opensc (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-06.