CVE-2026-49420

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 81% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. 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: cisa-adp, epss
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The RTSP handler in libalias rewrote outgoing packets into a fixed-length stack buffer without checking whether the rewritten data fit in the buffer, or whether the result fit back in the original packet.

A host sending crafted RTSP traffic from inside a NAT gateway using libalias can overflow a stack buffer, potentially achieving remote code execution in the kernel (when using ipfw(4) NAT) or in the natd(8) process (which generally runs as the root user).

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
19%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 24× 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.

  1. 2026-08-30 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-29 02:38 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-27 19:13 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-26 17:13 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-25 20:38 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-24 19:44 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-23 06:36 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-22 05:53 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-21 05:08 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-20 01:47 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-19 12:17 UTCEG score recompute 8.80
  21. 2026-08-19 12:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  22. 2026-08-19 06:21 UTCNVD update
  23. 2026-08-19 05:39 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-19 05:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-49420?
CVE-2026-49420 is a high vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. The RTSP handler in libalias rewrote outgoing packets into a fixed-length stack buffer without checking whether the rewritten data fit in the buffer, or whether the result fit back in the original packet. A host sending crafted RTSP traffic from inside a NAT gateway using libalias can overflow a…
When was CVE-2026-49420 disclosed?
CVE-2026-49420 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-49420 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-49420 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 80.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-49420?
CVE-2026-49420 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-49420?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-49420, 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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