CVE-2026-91781
LOWDescription
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ELF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 3% of all known CVEs.
References
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Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-91781?
No published fix for CVE-2026-91781 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2026-91781 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-91781 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.13% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 3% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-91781?
CVE-2026-91781 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3, rated low. 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.
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