CVE-2026-14316
Heap buffer overflow in boks_sshd revoked-key error handling
The revoked-key error path builds a human-readable failure reason using sprintf() into a heap buffer. The allocated buffer is too small for the final formatted message. When sprintf() writes the full message, it can write past the end of the heap allocation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Heap buffer overflow in boks_sshd revoked-key error handling
The revoked-key error path builds a human-readable failure reason using sprintf() into a heap buffer. The allocated buffer is too small for the final formatted message. When sprintf() writes the full message, it can write past the end of the heap allocation.
- Record
CVE-2026-14316- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-90905
The revoked-key error path builds a human-readable failure reason using sprintf() into a heap buffer. The allocated buffer is too small for the final formatted message. When sprintf() writes the full message, it can write past the end of the heap allocation.
- Record
EUVD-2026-90905- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fw7m-8966-p5rr
The revoked-key error path builds a human-readable failure reason using sprintf() into a heap...
The revoked-key error path builds a human-readable failure reason using sprintf() into a heap buffer. The allocated buffer is too small for the final formatted message. When sprintf() writes the full message, it can write past the end of the heap allocation.
- Record
GHSA-fw7m-8966-p5rr- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The revoked-key error path builds a human-readable failure reason using sprintf() into a heap buffer. The allocated buffer is too small for the final formatted message. When sprintf() writes the full message, it can write past the end of the heap allocation.
- Record
CVE-2026-14316- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-14316 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (boks), published October 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.