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CVE-2026-40356VulnerabilityPublished Updated

In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.22.3, there is an integer underflow and resultant out-of-bounds read if an

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-40356· Medium 5.9

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium · fixed in 1.19.2-2ubuntu0.8 : update krb5 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.19.2-2ubuntu0.8, 1.20.1-6ubuntu2.7, 1.22.1-2ubuntu4.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Ubuntu krb5 to 1.19.2-2ubuntu0.8 (package) or 1.20.1-6ubuntu2.7 (package) or 1.22.1-2ubuntu4.1 (package).

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSkrb5pkg:deb/ubuntu/krb5?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • <1.22.1-2ubuntu4.1
Fixed in
  • 1.22.1-2ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 25.10krb5pkg:deb/ubuntu/krb5?arch=source&distro=questingOther threatsAffected
  • =1.21.3-4ubuntu2
  • =1.21.3-5ubuntu1
  • =1.21.3-5ubuntu2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSkrb5pkg:deb/ubuntu/krb5?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <1.20.1-6ubuntu2.7
Fixed in
  • 1.20.1-6ubuntu2.7
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSkrb5pkg:deb/ubuntu/krb5?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • <1.19.2-2ubuntu0.8
Fixed in
  • 1.19.2-2ubuntu0.8
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSkrb5pkg:deb/ubuntu/krb5@1.17-6ubuntu4.11?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • 1.17-6 – 1.17-6ubuntu4.11
12 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSkrb5pkg:deb/ubuntu/krb5@1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 1.15.1-2 – 1.16-2ubuntu0.4+esm5
12 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in MIT Kerberos 5 version 1.22.3. Users should upgrade to version 1.22.3 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary provided. No additional mitigations are indicated.

Description

MIT Kerberos 5 (krb5) versions before 1.22.3 contain an integer underflow vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds read when an application calls gss_accept_sec_context() on systems with a NegoEx mechanism registered. This flaw can be triggered by an unauthenticated remote attacker, potentially causing the affected process to terminate unexpectedly during message parsing.

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