Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in "builtin.c" program file of gawk. This issue may lead to memory exhaustion on the hosting operating system and could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and objects with attacker-controlled bytes. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.
CVE-2026-40468
CRITICALNVD 9.12.1Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence
This low-severity CVE scores 2.1 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:cert-pl
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.1
- EG Score
- 2.1(low)
- EPSS
- 10.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 13, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 14, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Minor integer overflow fixes. - gawk.git - gawk
https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/commit/?id=062f2f2581b991362c046f7f2e238ffa34e6f8c7generic
Vulnerabilities in GNU gawk software | CERT Polska
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/07/CVE-2026-40467Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40468(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 4× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-14 01:44 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.1 · severity → CRITICAL
- 2026-07-13 12:53 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-13 12:52 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-40468?
CVE-2026-40468 is a critical vulnerability published on July 13, 2026. Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in "builtin.c" program file of gawk. This issue may lead to memory exhaustion on the hosting operating system and could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and objects with attacker-controlled bytes. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.
When was CVE-2026-40468 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40468 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 13, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40468 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40468 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40468?
CVE-2026-40468 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 2.1. The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40468?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40468, 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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