THREAT OPS › Threat News › [NVD] CVE-2026-6846 (HIGH 7.8) — A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitr
[NVD] CVE-2026-6846 (HIGH 7.8) — A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitr
CVE-2026-6846 CVSS: 7.8 HIGH Published: 2026-04-22T09:16:27.607
A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauth
MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- Malicious FileT1204.002
Indicators of compromise
- CVE-2026-6846cve
Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6846