CVE-2026-49423: FreeBSD · Use of Uninitialized Resource
Affects FreeBSDSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CISA-ADP | CVSS 3.1 | 3.3 |
|---|
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% 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:N/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Aug 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 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Freebsdfreebsd/freebsd-kernelpkg:deb/freebsd/freebsd-kernelOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, limiting exposure to untrusted TLS peers or disabling ktls for TLS 1.2 CBC records may reduce risk.
Description
CVE-2026-49423 is a vulnerability in FreeBSD's kernel TLS implementation where uninitialized iovec array entries can be read during HMAC computation. This occurs due to improper handling of mbufs containing only TLS header bytes in ktls_ocf_tls_cbc_decrypt(). A remote TLS peer can trigger a kernel panic by controlling TCP segmentation to cause this condition.