Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeBSD - CVE-2026-7270
Published: April 30, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128485
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-7270
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeBSD Foundation
Affected software:
FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a buffer overflow caused by an operator precedence bug in execve(2) when processing executable images and script interpreter paths. A local user can execute a crafted program to overwrite adjacent execve(2) argument buffers and escalate privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-7270
Install security update from vendor's website.