CVE-2026-6068

CVE-2026-6068

Published Apr 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or remote code execution.

Remediation

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or unexpected behavior. NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or remote code execution.
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First Time appeared Nasm netwide Assembler
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:3.02:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nasm netwide Assembler
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nasm
Nasm nasm
Vendors & Products Nasm
Nasm nasm
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Description NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or unexpected behavior.
Title CVE-2026-6068
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
May 20, 2026, 2:02 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2026, 1:29 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 10, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 11:00 AM
Severity
Public date
Apr 10, 2026, 1:30 PM