CVE-2026-57228

critical

Description

The vulnerability exists due to missing boundary constraints inside the SMB/CIFS protocol inspection pipeline. Malformed file-sharing transaction packets with mismatched header lengths allow incoming data to spill out of designated network buffers, risking localized memory corruption.

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical