CVE-2026-49435
Keysight IxChariot-related products stack-based buffer overflow
Keysight IxChariot Endpoint and associated products contain a stack-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.3
Keysight IxChariot-related products stack-based buffer overflow
Keysight IxChariot Endpoint and associated products contain a stack-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
- Record
CVE-2026-49435- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-52870
9.3
Keysight IxChariot Endpoint and associated products contain a stack-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2026-52870- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-98pg-jf9w-9qqg
9.3
Keysight IxChariot Endpoint and associated products contain a stack-based buffer overflow. An...
Keysight IxChariot Endpoint and associated products contain a stack-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
- Record
GHSA-98pg-jf9w-9qqg- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.3
Keysight IxChariot Endpoint and associated products contain a stack-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
- Record
CVE-2026-49435- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-49435 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Keysight Ixchariot, published August 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
keysight.com/us/en/lib/software-detail/computer-software/hawkeye.html
keysight.com/us/en/about/quality-and-security/security/product-and-solution-cyber-security/security-advisory-archive/security-advisory--ixchariot-vulnerability.html
keysight.com/us/en/lib/software-detail/computer-software/ixchariot.html
keysight.com/us/en/lib/software-detail/instrument-firmware-software/ixprobe.html
keysight.com/us/en/product/IXTP-CU3-T/copper-taps---ixtp-cu3-t.html
raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-216-01.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49435
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49435
github.com/advisories/GHSA-98pg-jf9w-9qqg