Answer in brief
CVE-2026-58096 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in ppp(8): missing length validation in LcpDecodeConfig(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps FreeBSD/FreeBSD (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps FreeBSD/FreeBSD (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD/FreeBSDgeneric | >=15.1-RELEASE <p3 || >=15.0-RELEASE <p13 || >=14.4-RELEASE <p9 | p3, p13, p9 |
Published upstream
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 26, 2026
LcpDecodeConfig() did not validate the length of received endpoint discriminator options against the minimum required by RFC 1717. Undersized options would trigger an out-of-bounds write. A malicious PPP peer can exploit CVE-2026-58095 and CVE-2026-58096 to crash ppp(8) or potentially execute arbitrary code as root.
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