CVE-2026-123203: neuronsimulator NEURON · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affects neuronsimulator NEURONSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 20:18 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.9 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.1 |
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Nov 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| neuronsimulatorNEURON | Affected
| Fixed in– |
PyPINEURONpkg:pypi/NEURONOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, users should avoid loading untrusted or crafted model dataset files containing oversized tokens in bbcore_mech.dat, globals.dat, or files.dat with nrniv-core.
Description
NEURON (CoreNEURON) versions up to 9.0.2 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This flaw arises when attackers supply excessively long tokens in model dataset files such as bbcore_mech.dat, globals.dat, or files.dat loaded by nrniv-core. Exploiting this can cause stack memory corruption and crash the process.
References
- github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/pull/3932 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/commit/6e5a6578a3503c44ee0f19593e7ffb19812ef0e1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/blob/ba5783378c0aa1d9ac95b4454bea94b15c63f75d/src/coreneuron/io/mk_mech.cpp (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/neuron-through-9.0.2-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-coreneuron-dataset-tokens (opens in a new tab)