CVE-2026-18238
🔶 mediumSummary
The rpcap client code that processes a RPCAP_MSG_PACKET message received from the server incorrectly validates its headers. A malicious server can send a crafted message and cause the client to treat up to 20 bytes of the client process memory beyond the end of the buffer as if it was a part of the captured packet.
CVSS Score
5.0
Medium
EPSS Score
-
Published Date
2026-09-05
First Seen: 2026-09-06
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 18.7% of all 353,061 vulnerabilities in our database.
#286,881
Below average severity
Severity Percentile
Last Modified
2026-09-05
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N