Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Assigned by blackberry

CVE-2026-40272Vulnerability in the QNX libtraceparser Impacts QNX Software Development Platform

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in QNX Software Development Platform from BlackBerry Ltd. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Input Validation in the decode() function of the traceparser library could allow an attacker with a corrupted kernel trace event log (.kev) file, to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in processes that use libtraceparser in QNX hosts or targets.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
BlackBerry Ltd QNX Software Development Platform 8.0cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:qnx_software_development_platform:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:qnx_software_development_platform:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:qnx_software_development_platform:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weakness: CWE-1284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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