CVE-2026-4892

HIGHPre-NVD 8.48.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-11. NVD baseline CVSS 8.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.4
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the DHCPv6 implementation of dnsmasq allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted DHCPv6 packet.

CVSS v3
8.4
EG Score
8.4(medium)
EPSS
52.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2026

Last Modified

July 2, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated May 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: cert.
cert

VU#471747 - dnsmasq contains several vulnerabilities, including attacker DNS redirect, privilege escalation, and heap manipulation

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/471747
generic

Index of /dnsmasq/CVE

https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CVE/
generic

[Dnsmasq-discuss] Security - IMPORTANT

https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2026q2/018471.html
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[Backport release-25.11] dnsmasq: 2.92 -> 2.92rel2 by LeSuisse · Pull Request #519093 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519093
generic

dnsmasq: 2.92 -> 2.92rel2 by LeSuisse · Pull Request #519082 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/519082

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-4892(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntudnsmasq-utils (2.91-1ubuntu0.2) @ questing2026-06-28ubuntu
redhatdnsmasq-0:2.79-36.el8_102026-05-26redhat
redhatdnsmasq-0:2.85-18.el9_8.12026-05-19redhat
redhatdnsmasq-0:2.90-7.el10_22026-05-19redhat

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.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(3)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 104× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-4892?
CVE-2026-4892 is a high vulnerability published on May 11, 2026. A heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the DHCPv6 implementation of dnsmasq allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted DHCPv6 packet.
When was CVE-2026-4892 disclosed?
CVE-2026-4892 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2026, with the most recent update on July 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-4892 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-4892 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 52.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-4892?
CVE-2026-4892 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-4892?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-4892, 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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