CVE-2026-58088: FreeBSD · Race Condition
Affects FreeBSDSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.4 High.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict unprivileged local user access to systems running affected FreeBSD versions and avoid sharing address spaces via rfork(2) with untrusted processes.
Description
CVE-2026-58088 is a race condition vulnerability in FreeBSD's ELF core dump code. The flaw arises because the code counts dumpable VM map entries and allocates a buffer, then iterates again to populate program headers. A process sharing the address space via rfork(2) can modify the map between these passes, causing an out-of-bounds write on the kernel heap. This can be triggered by an unprivileged local user sharing an address space with a process that dumps core, potentially leading to privilege escalation.