CVE-2026-58216: Out-of-bounds Read Flaw Was Found
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10samba | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6samba | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6samba4 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7samba | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8samba | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9samba | Affected– | Fixed in– |
Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in Samba's Kerberos Key Distribution Center's (KDC) password change (kpasswd) service. When processing malformed ASN.1-encoded Kerberos password change request, Samba server miscalculates the structure size and attempts to read up to six bytes beyond the end of the allocated buffer. While this out-of-bounds read typically results in a harmless decryption failure, if the read hits unmapped memory, it causes the KDC process to crash. An authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted kpasswd request containing malformed ASN.1 data to trigger the out-of-bounds read, which may cause the KDC process to terminate, resulting in a denial of service.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58216 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-58216 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502721 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16087 (opens in a new tab)
- samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2026-58216.html (opens in a new tab)