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🛡️ CVE-2026-14686

🟢 CVSS 3.3 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-697 NVD
3.3
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

A vulnerability was found in HdrHistogram up to 2.2.2. This issue affects the function org.HdrHistogram.DoubleHistogram.recordValue of the file src/main/java/org/HdrHistogram/DoubleHistogram.java of the component Range Check. Performing a manipulation results in incorrect comparison. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The presence of this vulnerability remains uncertain at this time. This issue is disputed due to the potential lack of crossing of security boundaries and the pre-requisites for a successful attack.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-14686 is classified as CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison. The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect.

Affected software

CVE-2026-14686 is recorded against 1 package.

  • unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 5 July 2026 and last revised on 16 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

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Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison) in other software:

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 3.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-697
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-07-05
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-16
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
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