CVE-2026-79516

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.04.0—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 4.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-09. A secondary CVSS source baseline 4.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
4.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.1%CVSS: 4.0Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

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

An out-of-bounds read in the stbsp_vsnprintf function (stb_sprintf.h) of nothings stb commit 31c1ad3 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted input.

CVSS v3
4.0
EG Score
4.0MEDIUMhigh confidence
EG Risk
34
EG Risk 34/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity40% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.1%
EPSS %ILE
2nd
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation public PoC (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 9, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[SECURITY] stbsp_snprintf with count=0 writes null terminator before buffer · Issue #1963 · nothings/stb · GitHub

https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/1963

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79516(1)

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

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libstb0.0~git20220908.8b5f1f3+ds-1 ... 0.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1 (8 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libstb0.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-1, 0.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
libstb0.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-1, 0.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 77× 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. 2026-10-05 09:54 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-05 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-10-04 11:30 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-10-04 11:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-10-03 14:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-10-03 13:06 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-10-03 13:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-02 17:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-10-02 14:40 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-10-02 14:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-10-01 19:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-10-01 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-30 17:34 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-30 17:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-29 17:10 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-29 17:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-29 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-28 18:47 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-28 18:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-27 19:40 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-27 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-26 21:14 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-26 21:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-26 00:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-25 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-24 20:23 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-24 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-23 21:59 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-23 21:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-22 23:35 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-22 23:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-22 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-22 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-21 02:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-20 04:00 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-20 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-19 05:36 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-19 05:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-18 07:13 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-18 07:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-17 08:49 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-17 08:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-16 10:25 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-16 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-15 12:01 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-15 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-14 13:37 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-14 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-14 12:45 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-14 12:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-14 09:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-13 11:10 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-13 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-12 12:46 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-12 12:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-09-11 14:22 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-11 14:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-10 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-10 15:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-09 21:32 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-09 20:45 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-09-09 20:44 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79516?
CVE-2026-79516 is a medium vulnerability published on September 9, 2026. An out-of-bounds read in the stbspvsnprintf function (stbsprintf.h) of nothings stb commit 31c1ad3 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted input.
When was CVE-2026-79516 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79516 was first published on September 9, 2026, with the most recent update on September 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79516 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79516 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (2nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79516?
CVE-2026-79516 has a CVSS base score of 4.0 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79516?
No fix for CVE-2026-79516 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-79516 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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