Upstream information

CVE-2026-42482 at MITRE

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in mangle_to_hex_lower() and mangle_to_hex_upper() in src/rp_cpu.c in hashcat v7.1.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted rule file, or via the -j or -k rule options used with password candidates of 128 or more characters. The vulnerability is caused by a bounds check that fails to account for the 2x expansion that occurs when password bytes are converted to hexadecimal.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (CISA-ADP) National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5 9.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None High
Integrity Impact None High
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1263862 [NEW]

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri May 1 18:01:17 2026
CVE page last modified: Mon May 4 13:19:43 2026