[NEW] [medium] dhcpcd: Vulnerability enables Denial of Service

An attacker from an adjacent network can exploit a vulnerability in dhcpcd to perform a Denial of Service attack.

CSIRTS triage

What: An adjacent network attacker can trigger a denial of service condition in dhcpcd.
Who is affected: Systems running dhcpcd that are exposed to adjacent network attackers.
Urgency: Medium severity; no evidence of active exploitation but DoS can impact network availability.
Action: Check dhcpcd version and apply the latest security update when available.

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EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-142580.27% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 18% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-14258	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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