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CVE-2026-40851

High 8.4

Published
Last modified
NVD status
Deferred

Description

A local attacker can perform a confusion attack on the cfgparser via a specially crafted file on an USB stick leading to code execution. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

References1

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
8.4 HIGH Score source: CNA CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
0% percentile: 3 · as of 14 November 2026
CWE
CWE-1287

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