Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by freebsd
CVE-2026-49425Kernel stack disclosure in 32-bit compatibility support
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in FreeBSD from FreeBSD. 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 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The compat32 kevent() handler translates a 64-bit kevent struct into a stack- declared 32-bit struct. It did not first zero the stack struct. An unprivileged user may observe a small amount of uninitialized kernel stack data, which may contain sensitive information.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-908 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N