CVE-2021-26937

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

encoding.c in GNU Screen through 4.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UTF-8 character sequence.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 93.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 9, 2021

Last Modified

May 9, 2025

References (19)

cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/09/8
cve@mitrehttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/screen/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00031.html
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GNWBOIDEPOEQS5RMQVMFKHKXJCGNYWBL/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JJWLXP45POUUYBJRRWPVAWNZDJTLYWVM/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2021-02/msg00000.html
cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-11
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4861
cve@mitrehttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/09/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/09/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/screen/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00031.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GNWBOIDEPOEQS5RMQVMFKHKXJCGNYWBL/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JJWLXP45POUUYBJRRWPVAWNZDJTLYWVM/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2021-02/msg00000.html

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	screen-udeb (4.8.0-1ubuntu0.1) @ focal	2026-05-23	ubuntu
ubuntu	screen (4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-9ubuntu0.1~esm2) @ trusty	2026-05-23	ubuntu
redhat	screen-0:4.1.0-0.25.20120314git3c2946.el7_7.1	2022-03-28	redhat
redhat	screen-0:4.1.0-0.27.20120314git3c2946.el7_9	2021-03-08	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-88Argument Injection or Modification

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Data Freshness Timeline

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2026-05-23 07:57 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-23 07:57 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-23 07:57 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-26937?

CVE-2021-26937 is a critical vulnerability published on February 9, 2021. encoding.c in GNU Screen through 4.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UTF-8 character sequence.

When was CVE-2021-26937 disclosed?

CVE-2021-26937 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 9, 2021, with the most recent update on May 9, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-26937 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-26937 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-26937?

CVE-2021-26937 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-26937?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-26937, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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