CVE-2026-42484

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in hex_to_binary in the PKZIP hash parser in hashcat v7.1.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PKZIP hash file. The issue affects modules 17200, 17210, 17220, 17225, and 17230. When data_type_enum<=1, attacker-controlled hex data from a user-supplied hash string is decoded into a fixed-size buffer without proper input-length validation.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published5/1/2026

Last Modified5/1/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

hashcat:hashcat

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787CWE-787

References

https://gist.github.com/sgInnora/107f2eb20367e47d58c911e38d56a91f(cve@mitre.org)

https://gist.github.com/sgInnora/107f2eb20367e47d58c911e38d56a91f(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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