CVE-2026-40659
An integer overflow condition in the AMD Compressonator SDK could allow an attacker with local...
An integer overflow condition in the AMD Compressonator SDK could allow an attacker with local access to supply a specially crafted DirectDraw Surface (DDS) file, potentially resulting in denial of service (DoS).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An integer overflow condition in the AMD Compressonator SDK could allow an attacker with local access to supply a specially crafted DirectDraw Surface (DDS) file, potentially resulting in denial of service (DoS).
- Record
CVE-2026-40659- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2026-115876
An integer overflow condition in the AMD Compressonator SDK could allow an attacker with local access to supply a specially crafted DirectDraw Surface (DDS) file, potentially resulting in denial of service (DoS).
- Record
EUVD-2026-115876- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hgmv-p82r-p566
An integer overflow condition in the AMD Compressonator SDK could allow an attacker with local...
An integer overflow condition in the AMD Compressonator SDK could allow an attacker with local access to supply a specially crafted DirectDraw Surface (DDS) file, potentially resulting in denial of service (DoS).
- Record
GHSA-hgmv-p82r-p566- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
An integer overflow condition in the AMD Compressonator SDK could allow an attacker with local access to supply a specially crafted DirectDraw Surface (DDS) file, potentially resulting in denial of service (DoS).
- Record
CVE-2026-40659- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| facts, severity | CVE List | |
| aliases, products, published, references | EUVD | |
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-40659 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Amd Compressionator Sdk, published November 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.