Grid Community Toolkit before 6.2.20261111 (globus-gss-assist before 12.9) contains a heap out-of-bounds write in
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 6.2.20261111 soon.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 16:33 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.7 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.2.20261111, 12.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Grid Community Toolkit to 6.2.20261111; globus-gss-assist to 12.9.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Grid Community ForumGrid Community Toolkit | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Grid Community Forumglobus-gss-assist | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubGrid Community Toolkitpkg:github/Grid Community ToolkitOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubglobus-gss-assistpkg:github/globus-gss-assistOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, consider restricting access to affected services from untrusted networks or disabling SSLv2 support if possible to mitigate exploitation risk.
Description
Grid Community Toolkit versions before 6.2.20261111 (and globus-gss-assist before 12.9) contain a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the function globus_gss_assist_token_get_fd(). This flaw is triggered by SSLv2 record lengths below 3. Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit this by sending crafted GSI handshake records to services such as globus-gatekeeper and myproxy, causing heap memory corruption and service crashes.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123975 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gridcf/gct/commit/3df2be4834c146bdcec90009a0f2e5771ff63cca (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gridcf/gct/blob/v6.2.20190829/gsi/gss_assist/source/tokens_f.c (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gridcf/gct/releases/tag/v6.2.20261111 (opens in a new tab)
- gridcf.org (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/grid-community-toolkit-globus-gss-assist-before-12.9-pre-authentication-heap-out-of-bounds-write (opens in a new tab)