CVE-2026-4892

high Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 98% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: May 9, 2026 (62 days ago)
Last Modified: May 9, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Fix Available: ✓ Yes
Source: REDHAT

Description

A heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the DHCPv6 implementation of dnsmasq allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted DHCPv6 packet.

CWE

CWE-122

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Fix Status

✅ Fix Available

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lists.thekelleys.org.uk