CVE-2023-26590

MEDIUMNVD 6.26.2—

6.2

A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.

CVSS v3: 6.2
EG Score: 6.2(medium)
EPSS: 9.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 10, 2023

Last Modified

June 27, 2025

References (4)

secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2212279

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-24 21:40 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-26590?

CVE-2023-26590 is a medium vulnerability published on July 10, 2023. A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.

When was CVE-2023-26590 disclosed?

CVE-2023-26590 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 10, 2023, with the most recent update on June 27, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-26590 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-26590 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-26590?

CVE-2023-26590 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-26590?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-26590, 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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CVE-2023-26590

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