Description
An out-of-bounds read in libXtst's RECORD reply parser in libXtst before 1.2.6 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
Published: 2026-09-28
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

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Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An out-of-bounds read in libXtst's RECORD reply parser in libXtst before 1.2.6 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
Title Out-of-bounds read in libXtst's RECORD reply parser
First Time appeared X.org
X.org libxtst
Weaknesses CWE-126
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxtst:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org libxtst
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-28T08:50:35.900Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T09:33:25.369Z

Link: CVE-2026-94286

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-28T09:17:08.463

Modified: 2026-09-28T09:17:08.463

Link: CVE-2026-94286

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-28T08:50:35Z

Links: CVE-2026-94286 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-28T13:45:18Z

Weaknesses