CVE-2026-24881 HIGH

CVE-2026-24881

Vendor Gnupg
Product GnuPG
Weakness CWE-121
Published January 27, 2026
Last update June 30, 2026

CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In GnuPG before 2.5.17, a crafted CMS (S/MIME) EnvelopedData message carrying an oversized wrapped session key can cause a stack-based buffer overflow in gpg-agent during PKDECRYPT--kem=CMS handling. This can easily be leveraged for denial of service; however, there is also memory corruption that could lead to remote code execution.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 27, 2026 CVE published
June 30, 2026 Record updated