CVE-2026-56099
OpenBSD mpls_do_error Kernel Stack Memory Disclosure via MPLS Input
OpenBSD before commit 6a23123 (2026-06-18) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the mpls_do_error function within sys/netmpls/mpls_input.c that allows remote attackers to disclose kernel stack memory by sending crafted MPLS frames with 16 labels and no Bottom-of-Stack bit set.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.9
OpenBSD mpls_do_error Kernel Stack Memory Disclosure via MPLS Input
OpenBSD before commit 6a23123 (2026-06-18) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the mpls_do_error function within sys/netmpls/mpls_input.c that allows remote attackers to disclose kernel stack memory by sending crafted MPLS frames with 16 labels and no Bottom-of-Stack bit set.
- Record
CVE-2026-56099- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-37938
6.9
OpenBSD before commit 6a23123 (2026-06-18) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the mpls_do_error function within sys/netmpls/mpls_input.c that allows remote attackers to disclose kernel stack memory by sending crafted MPLS frames with 16 labels and no Bottom-of-Stack bit set.
- Record
EUVD-2026-37938- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qv5-f6m3-44g8
6.9
OpenBSD before commit 6a23123 (2026-06-18) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the...
OpenBSD before commit 6a23123 (2026-06-18) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the mpls_do_error function within sys/netmpls/mpls_input.c that allows remote attackers to disclose kernel stack memory by sending crafted MPLS frames with 16 labels and no Bottom-of-Stack bit set.
- Record
GHSA-6qv5-f6m3-44g8- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.9
OpenBSD before commit 6a23123 (2026-06-18) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the mpls_do_error function within sys/netmpls/mpls_input.c that allows remote attackers to disclose kernel stack memory by sending crafted MPLS frames with 16 labels and no Bottom-of-Stack bit set.
- Record
CVE-2026-56099- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.9
OpenBSD mpls_do_error Kernel Stack Memory Disclosure via MPLS Input
OpenBSD before commit 6a23123 (2026-06-18) contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the mpls_do_error function within sys/netmpls/mpls_input.c that allows remote attackers to disclose kernel stack memory by sending crafted MPLS frames with 16 labels and no Bottom-of-Stack bit set.
- Record
CVE-2026-56099- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-56099 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Openbsd, published June 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
pop.argus-systems.ai/advisory/adv-040.html
github.com/openbsd/src/commit/6a23123ec05f1eb29cfcaae0f3a468b2e1983cfd
vulncheck.com/advisories/openbsd-mpls-do-error-kernel-stack-memory-disclosure-via-mpls-input
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/19/3
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jun/17
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56099
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6qv5-f6m3-44g8
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56099.json
github.com/openbsd/src