🛡️ CVE-2026-42014

🟡 CVSS 6.6 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-825 NVD
6.6
CVSS Score
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Description

A flaw was found in GnuTLS. The gnutls_pkcs11_token_set_pin function, used for changing the Security Officer PIN, can lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. This occurs when an attacker attempts to change the PIN with a NULL old PIN for a token that lacks a protected authentication path.

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 low, integrity low, availability high.

Affected software

CVE-2026-42014 is recorded against 1 package.

  • unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 16 June 2026 and last revised on 22 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

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CVE-2026-42014 on other distributions

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Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.6
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CWE CWE-825
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2026-06-16
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-07-22
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
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References

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