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CVE-2026-2243

A specially crafted VMDK image could trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, potentially leading to a 12-byte leak of sensitive information or a denial of service condition (DoS).

MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 0.11%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in QEMU. A specially crafted VMDK image could trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, potentially leading to a 12-byte leak of sensitive information or a denial of service condition (DoS).

CVSS 3.1: 5.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS: 0.11% probability · 2th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-125
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2243
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440934

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.