CVE-2026-95520: Red Hat Hardened Images · Out-of-bounds Write
Affects Red Hat Hardened ImagesSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.
Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 13:09 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.1 |
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- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Sep 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 14 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Imagesrpm-main | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9rpm | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat advises avoiding processing or extracting RPM packages from untrusted sources to reduce exposure. Specifically, do not use rpm2cpio, rpm2archive, or rpm -qlvp on RPM files whose origin and integrity cannot be verified. There is no mention of an official patch or fix in the advisory, so users should follow these usage restrictions until a fix is available or confirmed.
Description
CVE-2026-95520 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the rpm package parser used in Red Hat Hardened Images. It occurs when parsing a symlink entry in an untrusted RPM package with a crafted RPMTAG_LONGFILESIZES value that triggers an integer overflow, shrinking a buffer allocation to one byte. This allows attacker-controlled data to be written beyond the allocated buffer. The flaw is exploitable locally via rpm2cpio, rpm2archive, or rpm -qlvp commands on untrusted packages. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1 and is rated as moderate severity by Red Hat due to the requirement for local user interaction and no network exposure.