tftp-hpa · Out-of-bounds Read
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : patch Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 soon.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 13:48 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Patches and advisories
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10tftp | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10tftp | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8tftp | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9tftp | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9tftp | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6tftp | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated tftp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:78952. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A vulnerability in tftp-hpa's in.tftpd remap engine allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause out-of-bounds read/write operations by sending a specially crafted request that triggers an inverse remap rule with a non-empty custom error message. This results in a denial of service (daemon crash). The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-85234 with a CVSS score of 7.5 (high severity). Red Hat has released a security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to address this flaw.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85234 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:78952 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:80663 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82280 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98563 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85234 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460997 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/tftp/tftp-hpa.git/commit/?id=4b493532f5ce052a1c124acd0661233ec7918327 (opens in a new tab)