CVE-2026-27171
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in zlib to conduct a Denial of Service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows a local attacker to conduct a Denial of Service attack.
- Who is affected
- Local deployments of zlib are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is low urgency as the vulnerability is less severe.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of zlib to mitigate this vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.22% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 12% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (5)
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in IBM products (July 24, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-24
- unknownNCSC-2026-0256 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Oracle Communicationsncsc-nl · 2026-07-22
- unknownNCSC-2026-0255 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Oracle Commerce Platformncsc-nl · 2026-07-22
- unknownNCSC-2026-0254 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Oracle database productsncsc-nl · 2026-07-22
- low[UPDATE] [low] zlib: Vulnerability allows Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-07-22
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