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Capstone CVE-2026-55893

| EUVDEUVD-2026-63673 HIGH
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
2026-08-20 GitHub_M
7.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY
7.3 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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7.0 HIGH

AV:L because the attacker supplies malicious binary data to a local process; AC:H due to heap-layout dependency for code execution beyond crash; PR:N as Capstone requires no authentication; UI:R because the host application must actively invoke disassembly.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
7.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
P
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 20, 2026 - 22:22 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 20, 2026 - 22:22 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 20, 2026 - 22:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 20, 2026 - 21:32 cve.org
HIGH 7.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Capstone is a disassembly framework. In 6.0.0-Alpha9 and earlier, Capstone's arch/SH/SHDisassembler.c SH floating-point decoders such as opFADD, opFMUL, and opFSUB call set_reg() and set_reg_n() using sh_info.op.op_count without checking the fixed-size operands[] array. Repeated crafted instructions processed through cs_disasm_iter() or cs_disasm() with CS_ARCH_SH, CS_MODE_SH2A or CS_MODE_SH4A, CS_MODE_SHFPU, and CS_OPT_DETAIL can increment the operand count beyond the 176-byte sh_info allocation and perform a four-byte heap buffer overflow write. The corruption can crash the process and may enable code execution depending on heap layout. This issue is fixed in version 6.0.0-Alpha10.

AnalysisAI

Heap buffer overflow in Capstone's SuperH (SH) architecture floating-point disassembler affects all releases through 6.0.0-Alpha9, allowing a four-byte out-of-bounds write into heap memory when processing crafted SH instructions. The root cause is that opFADD, opFMUL, opFSUB, and related SH FPU decoders in arch/SH/SHDisassembler.c increment op_count as an array index into the fixed-size operands[] array without bounds checking, overflowing the 176-byte sh_info heap allocation. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires all four of the following conditions simultaneously: (1) the calling application must initialize Capstone with CS_ARCH_SH architecture; (2) the mode must include CS_MODE_SH2A or CS_MODE_SH4A combined with CS_MODE_SHFPU to activate the floating-point decoder path; (3) CS_OPT_DETAIL must be enabled, which triggers the operand tracking code in set_reg_n()/set_mem_n(); (4) attacker-controlled binary data must be passed to cs_disasm_iter() or cs_disasm(). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 score of 7.3 (High) reflects a constrained but potentially severe issue. … 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 Capstone to version 6.0.0-Alpha10, which is the vendor-released patch confirmed by the GitHub release tag at https://github.com/capstone-engine/capstone/releases/tag/6.0.0-Alpha10 and the security advisory GHSA-3hpv-wr3j-rxwh. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important
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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