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Medium 5.3Published Jun 23, 2026
CVE-2026-56968GNU SASL before 2.2.4 lacks sanitization of a short challenge in _gsasl_ntlm_client_step in the NTLM client, which could result in memory disclosure via a crafted server.
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GNU SASL before 2.2.4 lacks sanitization of a short challenge in _gsasl_ntlm_client_step in the NTLM client, which could result in memory disclosure via a crafted server.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-839, CWE-908
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
gnu sasl gnu:sasl | before 2.2.4 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 13.0 | NVD |
References
- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gsasl/product
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00259.htmlmailing-list
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gsasl/2026-06/msg00000.htmlexploit, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
- https://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/product
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/07/msg00049.html
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