CVE-2026-40356 (GCVE-0-2026-40356)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-28 13:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.22.3, there is an integer underflow and resultant out-of-bounds read if an application calls gss_accept_sec_context() on a system with a NegoEx mechanism registered in /etc/gss/mech. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger this, possibly causing the process to terminate in parse_message.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-28 13:10 UTC
CWE
- CWE-191 - Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIT | Kerberos 5 |
Affected:
1.18 , < 1.22.3
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