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CVE-2026-79079

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the...

7.8 HighFix available

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.19%Unchanged since Sep 22, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used7.8

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

Record
CVE-2026-79079
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-841857.8

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

Record
EUVD-2026-84185
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m3hm-f9qq-cmg57.8

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the...

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

Record
GHSA-m3hm-f9qq-cmg5
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD7.8

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

Record
CVE-2026-79079
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-790797.8

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79079
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-790797.8

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xiphos
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.1+dfsg1-74.2.1+dfsg1-84.3.2+dfsg1-14.3.2+dfsg1-24.4.0+dfsg1-14.5.0+dfsg1-1
None known
xiphos
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
4.3.2+dfsg1-14.3.2+dfsg1-24.4.0+dfsg1-14.5.0+dfsg1-1
None known
xiphos
Debian:14
before 4.4.0+dfsg1-1, plus listed versions
4.3.2+dfsg1-14.3.2+dfsg1-2
4.4.0+dfsg1-1
xiphos
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.0.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu24.0.4+dfsg1-1
None known
xiphos
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.0.4+dfsg1-14.0.7+dfsg1-14.0.7+dfsg1-1build14.0.7+dfsg1-1build2
None known
xiphos
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.1+dfsg1-54.2.1+dfsg1-64.2.1+dfsg1-6build1
None known
xiphos
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.1+dfsg1-7build14.2.1+dfsg1-7build24.2.1+dfsg1-84.2.1+dfsg1-8build24.2.1+dfsg1-8build3
None known
xiphos
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.3.2+dfsg1-1build14.3.2+dfsg1-1build24.3.2+dfsg1-2
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-79079 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in xiphos, published September 21, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. Fixed in xiphos 4.4.0+dfsg1-1.

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