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CVE-2026-40467VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-40467· Medium 5.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade the Debian debian/gawk package to 5.4.1 when convenient.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.4.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Jul 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 Debian debian/gawk package to 5.4.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GNUgawkAffected
  • <=5.4.0
Fixed in–
Debiandebian/gawkpkg:deb/debian/gawkOther threatsAffected
  • <5.4.1
Fixed in
  • 5.4.1

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Description

This update includes the following RPMs: gawk: * gawk-5.4.1-1.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * gawk-all-langpacks-5.4.1-1.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * gawk-devel-5.4.1-1.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * gawk-doc-5.4.1-1.hum1 (noarch) * gawk-5.4.1-1.hum1.src (src) Security Fix(es): gawk: * CVE-2026-40467 * CVE-2026-40468 * CVE-2026-40469 * CVE-2026-40553

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