CVE-2026-54001 (GCVE-0-2026-54001)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-10 14:49 – Updated: 2026-07-10 14:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
osquery: Heap buffer overflow via `authenticode` table (Windows)
Summary
osquery is a SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics framework. Prior to 5.23.1, on Windows, a local unprivileged attacker can cause a heap buffer out-of-bounds write if there is a query of the authenticode table targeting a maliciously crafted binary, due to publisher information parsing in getOriginalProgramName. If exploited successfully, this could allow a potential local privilege escalation from standard user to SYSTEM. This issue is fixed in version 5.23.1.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/osquery/osquery/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/osquery/osquery/pull/8923 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/osquery/osquery/commit/59a808c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/osquery/osquery/releases/tag/5.23.1 | x_refsource_MISC |
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