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CVE-2026-40851

Published
CVSS8.4
Severityhigh
WeaknessCWE-1287
ExploitedNot in CISA KEV

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

Description

A local attacker can perform a confusion attack on the cfgparser via a specially crafted file on an USB stick leading to code execution. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

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