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Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-24812

CVE-2026-24812

root-project root — An improper pointer arithmetic in root-project/root at builtins/zlib/inftrees.c

EPSS 0.3%CVSS 9.3
critical.is priorityof 100
33
CVSS 9.3 (CNA)9.3 / 10 × 3027.9Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 24.1.241 × 204.8No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

Vulnerability in root-project root (builtins/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inftrees.C. This issue affects root: through 6.36.00-rc1.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
root≤ 6.36.00-rc1–CNA

Scores by source

GovTech CSG (CNA)9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

patchgithub.com/root-project/root/pull/18527refroot.cern/blog/recent-common-vulnerabilities-when-does-ROOT-need-to-be-updated