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Capstone CVE-2026-49282

| EUVDEUVD-2026-58744 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-08-14 GitHub_M
5.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY
5.1 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI
4.0 MEDIUM

Exploitation requires local library API invocation with attacker-controlled IDs; description explicitly confirms no data disclosure, so C:N overrides the provided C:L.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
6.2 MEDIUM
qualitative

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CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 14, 2026 - 19:01 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Aug 14, 2026 - 18:21 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Capstone is a disassembly framework. Prior to version 6.0.0-Alpha9, Capstone's public cs_insn_name() API forwards caller-supplied instruction IDs directly to the selected architecture backend. Most backends validate the ID before indexing instruction-name tables, but the M68K and RISCV backends have missing or incomplete bounds checks. On a Capstone handle opened for M68K or RISCV, a caller-controlled invalid instruction ID can trigger an out-of-bounds read and crash the process. The demonstrated impact is availability loss in applications or bindings that expose instruction-name lookup to untrusted IDs. No code execution or data disclosure was demonstrated. Version 6.0.0-Alpha9 patches the issue.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in Capstone's cs_insn_name() public API crashes host processes when the M68K or RISCV architecture backends receive caller-controlled invalid instruction IDs that bypass missing or incomplete bounds checks. Affected are all Capstone deployments prior to 6.0.0-Alpha9 where those two architecture handles are in use and instruction ID input is not sanitized by the calling application. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Two specific conditions must both be true: first, the Capstone library handle must be initialized for either the M68K or the RISCV architecture - handles opened for any other supported architecture are not affected because their backends perform adequate bounds validation. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Real-world risk is moderate-low and lower than the tags 'RCE' and 'Information Disclosure' attached to the input data imply - those labels overstate demonstrated impact, which is confined to process crash. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade to Capstone 6.0.0-Alpha9, which patches the missing bounds checks in both the M68K and RISCV backends per the vendor advisory at https://github.com/capstone-engine/capstone/security/advisories/GHSA-jrw4-wj52-2vw8. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 Affected

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