CVE-2026-4046
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in GNU libc to carry out a denial of service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows denial of service.
- Who is affected
- A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency as the severity is moderate.
- Action
- Patch GNU libc to the latest version to address the vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.36% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 28% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] GNU libc: Vulnerability allows denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-06
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