CVE-2026-41992
A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in gzip to manipulate files and disclose confidential information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow a local attacker to manipulate files and disclose confidential information.
- Who is affected
- Local attackers exploiting vulnerabilities in gzip.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency due to the potential for information disclosure.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of gzip.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.35% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 27% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (4)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] gzip: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-17
- unknownUSN-8512-1: Gzip vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-06
- highCVE-2026-41992: GNU gzip contains a global buffer overflow vulnerability in the LZH decompression logic caused…nvd · 2026-06-29
- unknownCVE-2026-41992: Global Buffer Overflow in GNU gzipmsrc · 2026-06-09
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