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CVE-2026-79079VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CrossWire Xiphos

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-79079· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubcrosswire/xiphospkg:github/crosswire/xiphosOther threatsAffected
  • <=4.3.2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 16.04 LTSxiphospkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=xenialOther threatsAffected
  • =4.0.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu2
  • =4.0.4+dfsg1-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSxiphospkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 4.0.4+dfsg1-1 – 4.0.7+dfsg1-1build2
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSxiphospkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =4.2.1+dfsg1-5
  • =4.2.1+dfsg1-6
  • =4.2.1+dfsg1-6build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSxiphospkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 4.2.1+dfsg1-7build1 – 4.2.1+dfsg1-8build3
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSxiphospkg:deb/ubuntu/xiphos?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =4.3.2+dfsg1-1build1
  • =4.3.2+dfsg1-1build2
  • =4.3.2+dfsg1-2
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only.

Description

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

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