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CVE-2026-42482

mitre — A stack-based buffer overflow in mangle_to_hex_lower() and mangle_to_hex_upper() in src/rp_cpu.c in hashcat v7.1.2 allows an attacker to…

EPSS 0.4%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
36
CVSS 9.8 (NVD)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 34.7.347 × 206.9No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

A stack-based buffer overflow in mangle_to_hex_lower() and mangle_to_hex_upper() in src/rp_cpu.c in hashcat v7.1.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted rule file, or via the -j or -k rule options used with password candidates of 128 or more characters. The vulnerability is caused by a bounds check that fails to account for the 2x expansion that occurs when password bytes are converted to hexadecimal.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
n/an/a–CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

References

refgist.github.com/sgInnora/107f2eb20367e47d58c911e38d56a91f