CVE-2026-22184
CRITICALDescription
zlib versions up to and including 1.3.1.2 include a global buffer overflow in the untgz utility located under contrib/untgz. The vulnerability is limited to the standalone demonstration utility and does not affect the core zlib compression library. The flaw occurs when a user executes the untgz command with an excessively long archive name supplied via the command line, leading to an out-of-bounds write in a fixed-size global buffer.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://github.com/madler/zlib
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jan/3
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zlib-untgz-global-buffer-overflow-in-tgzfname
- https://zlib.net/
- https://github.com/madler/zlib/issues/1142
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22184
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2427688
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-22184.json
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Start freeThis 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 2026-06-30.