CVE-2026-6846

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-04-22. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:redhat, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized commands, or cause a denial of service, making the system unavailable.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 22, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
redhat Patch Available

2460006 – (CVE-2026-6846) CVE-2026-6846 binutils: Binutils: Arbitrary code execution via malformed XCOFF object file processing

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460006
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6846

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6846(4)

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

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatbinutils-main-2.46.1-1.hum12026-07-13redhat
redhatbinutils-main-2.45.1-5.1.hum12026-06-30redhat

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.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
binutils2.35.2-2 ... 2.47-2 (213 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
binutils2.40-2 ... 2.47-2 (118 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
binutils2.44-3 ... 2.47-2 (44 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
binutils2.44-3 ... 2.46.90.20260712-1 (42 versions)2.47-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 92× 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-2026-6846?
CVE-2026-6846 is a high vulnerability published on April 22, 2026. A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution,…
When was CVE-2026-6846 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6846 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 22, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6846 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6846 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 93.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6846?
CVE-2026-6846 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6846?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6846, 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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