CVE-2026-4424

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.09 BB Relevance: 75/100
Published: 2026-03-19 Modified: 2026-11-04 First seen: 2026-11-04 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: None
A: None

Description

A flaw was found in libarchive. This heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the RAR archive processing logic due to improper validation of the LZSS sliding window size after transitions between compression methods. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted RAR archive, leading to the disclosure of sensitive heap memory information without requiring authentication or user interaction.

Weakness Classification (1)

References & Advisories (46)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10065
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10097
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11768
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12071
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12274
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13812
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14773
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15087
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16030
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17596
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20040
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21690
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72502
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82304
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82322
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82347
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82354
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82372
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Bug Bounty Relevance

75 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

1.26%
Raw Score 0.012590
Percentile 69.7%
Date 2026-11-04

Intelligence Sources

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