CVE-2026-120740
ADVISORY - nistSummary
A flaw was found in hivex. By supplying a specially crafted Windows registry hive file, an attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds memory read when hivex parses registry values containing malformed large data block lists. This issue can cause the application processing the registry file to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
EPSS Score: 0.00237 (0.148)
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
ADVISORY - nist
Out-of-bounds Read
ADVISORY - redhat
Out-of-bounds Read
NIST
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-120740
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
0.5
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)
CVSS SCORE
2lowDebian
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-120740
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
Ubuntu
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-120740
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
CVSS SCORE
N/AmediumRed Hat
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-120740
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
0.5
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)