CVE-2026-39892: Prowler · Cryptography vulnerable to buffer overflow if non-contiguous buffers were passed to APIs
Affects prowlerSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 5.26.0 when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 20:05 UTC
Sources agree
| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.9 |
|---|---|---|
| ADP (redhat-SADP) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.3 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.26.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Apr 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade prowler to 5.26.0.
Patches and advisories
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43651 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43670 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43851 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43853 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43854 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43855 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46956 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7295 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19375 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20338 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21017 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22465 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Homebrewprowlerpkg:brew/prowlerOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Prowler to version 5.26.0 or later, where this buffer overflow vulnerability is fixed. Red Hat has released multiple advisories with patches and updated container images. Applying these official fixes is the recommended remediation. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are indicated in the vendor advisories.
Description
A critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-39892) exists in Prowler versions 5.23.0 through 5.25.x when non-contiguous Python buffers are passed to certain cryptographic APIs such as Hash.update(). This flaw can cause reads past the end of the buffer on Python versions greater than 3.11. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 and is fixed in version 5.26.0.
References
- github.com/pyca/cryptography/security/advisories/GHSA-p423-j2cm-9vmq (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39892 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pyca/cryptography/commit/c09d38ae52de7d95fe683b7a7c496f5751616f27 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pyca/cryptography/commit/622d672e429a7cff836a23c5903683dbec1901f5 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43651 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43670 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43851 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43853 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43854 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43855 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46956 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7295 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39892 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456735 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pyca/cryptography (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cryptography/PYSEC-2026-36.yaml (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-39892.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19375 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20338 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21017 (opens in a new tab)