CVE-2026-25506

MUNGE has a buffer overflow in message unpacking allows key leakage and credential forgery

Published Feb 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
MUNGE is an authentication service for creating and validating user credentials. From 0.5 to 0.5.17, local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in munged (the MUNGE authentication daemon) to leak cryptographic key material from process memory. With the leaked key material, the attacker could forge arbitrary MUNGE credentials to impersonate any user (including root) to services that rely on MUNGE for authentication. The vulnerability allows a buffer overflow by sending a crafted message with an oversized address length field, corrupting munged's internal state and enabling extraction of the MAC subkey used for credential verification. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.18.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4477-1 munge security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6129-1 munge security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8040-1 MUNGE vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Debian
Debian debian Linux
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Debian
Debian debian Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opensuse
Opensuse munge
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:munge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Opensuse
Opensuse munge
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dun
Dun munge
Vendors & Products Dun
Dun munge
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description MUNGE is an authentication service for creating and validating user credentials. From 0.5 to 0.5.17, local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in munged (the MUNGE authentication daemon) to leak cryptographic key material from process memory. With the leaked key material, the attacker could forge arbitrary MUNGE credentials to impersonate any user (including root) to services that rely on MUNGE for authentication. The vulnerability allows a buffer overflow by sending a crafted message with an oversized address length field, corrupting munged's internal state and enabling extraction of the MAC subkey used for credential verification. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.18.
Title MUNGE has a buffer overflow in message unpacking allows key leakage and credential forgery
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:16 AM
Reserved
Feb 2, 2026, 6:21 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 10, 2026, 7:16 PM
Modified
Jul 15, 2026, 2:18 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 10, 2026, 6:55 PM