CVE-2026-49424
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in FreeBSD Project FreeBSD OS to escalate their privileges, disclose information, manipulate files, conduct a denial of service attack, and execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow an attacker to escalate privileges, disclose information, manipulate files, conduct a denial of service attack, and execute arbitrary code.
- Who is affected
- Users of FreeBSD OS.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity of the vulnerabilities and potential for exploitation.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of FreeBSD OS.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- medium[NEW] [medium] FreeBSD Project FreeBSD OS: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-20
- unknownCVE-2026-49424: The Linux waitid() implementation translates a FreeBSD siginfo_t struct into a stack-declared …nvd · 2026-08-19
- unknownVulnerability in FreeBSD (July 3, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-03
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