CVE-2026-6845

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.05.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-22. NVD baseline CVSS 5.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

A flaw was found in binutils, specifically within the readelf utility. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file. The exploitation of this flaw can lead to the system becoming unresponsive due to excessive resource consumption or a program crash.

CVSS v3
5.0
EG Score
5.0(medium)
EPSS
4.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 22, 2026

Last Modified

July 13, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat

2460012 – (CVE-2026-6845) CVE-2026-6845 binutils: Binutils: Denial of Service via crafted ELF file

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460012
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6845

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6845(4)

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 9× in last 7d / 35× 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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  53. 2026-05-20 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6845?
CVE-2026-6845 is a medium vulnerability published on April 22, 2026. A flaw was found in binutils, specifically within the readelf utility. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file. The exploitation of this flaw can lead to the system…
When was CVE-2026-6845 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6845 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 22, 2026, with the most recent update on July 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6845 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6845 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6845?
CVE-2026-6845 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6845?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6845, 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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