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JS8Call CVE-2026-42996

| EUVD-2026-26482 CRITICAL
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
2026-05-01 mitre
10.0
CVSS 4.0
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Green
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
P

Lifecycle Timeline

7
Patch released
May 01, 2026 - 23:16 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
May 01, 2026 - 09:15 vuln.today
Patch available
May 01, 2026 - 08:01 EUVD
CVSS changed
May 01, 2026 - 07:22 NVD
10.0 (CRITICAL)
EUVD ID Assigned
May 01, 2026 - 07:00 euvd
EUVD-2026-26482
Analysis Generated
May 01, 2026 - 07:00 vuln.today
CVE Published
May 01, 2026 - 06:42 nvd
CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionNVD

JS8Call through 2.3.1 and JS8Call-improved before 3.0 have a stack-based buffer overflow via a radio transmission of @APRSIS GRID followed by a long Maidenhead locator. This occurs in

grid2deg in APRSISClient.cpp.

AnalysisAI

Stack-based buffer overflow in JS8Call allows remote code execution via crafted radio transmission containing an oversized Maidenhead grid locator. CVSS 10.0 reflects network-reachable attack with no authentication required. …

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RemediationAI

Within 24 hours: Identify all deployed instances of JS8Call and JS8Call-improved across the organization and document current versions. Within 7 days: Upgrade JS8Call-improved to version 3.0 or later; for JS8Call (non-improved), contact vendor for patch status or implement network isolation of affected systems. …

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CVE-2026-42996 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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