CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2026-48829
HIGH7.5
CVSS v3
Description
In GNU SASL before 2.2.3, DIGEST-MD5 has a NULL pointer dereference affecting both clients and servers, via a known token with no accompanying = character. This occurs in lib/digest-md5/getsubopt.c.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days
36thpercentile
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://codeberg.org/gsasl/gsasl/commit/da9b5ae2962b014879e4a406c3b38f25aa70e97a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00182.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gsasl/2026-05/msg00000.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gsasl/2026-05/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00007.html
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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 2026-06-05.