CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-6845

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Apr 22, 2026Sources checked Sep 27, 2026

5.0MEDIUMCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-6845 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.1%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-6845?

A flaw was found in binutils, specifically within the `readelf` utility. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file. The exploitation of this flaw can lead to the system becoming unresponsive due to excessive resource consumption or a program crash.