Is CVE-2024-26256 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26256 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-01-08.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26256?

CVE-2024-26256 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-26256?

Patch guidance is available from libarchive security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-26256.

Fix CVE-2024-26256 - HIGH libarchive libarchive

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-26256?

6 products: libarchive libarchive, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, microsoft windows 11 22h2, microsoft windows 11 23h2, and 1 more.

Description

Libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-122 CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIBARCHIVE
Published: 4/9/2024
Last Modified: 1/8/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

libarchive : libarchivefedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoramicrosoft : windows_11_22h2microsoft : windows_11_23h2microsoft : windows_server_2022_23h2

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD