CVE-2026-70262
8.8 HIGHPublished 2026-10-13 · Updated 2026-10-16
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- A heap-based buffer overflow in WebDAV allows unauthorized attackers to elevate privileges over a network, potentially leading to full system compromise. This vulnerability arises from improper bounds checking when processing WebDAV requests.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation requires a network-based attack with minimal preconditions, as the vulnerability is accessible to unauthenticated users and can be triggered through standard WebDAV operations.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to gain elevated privileges across the entire network infrastructure that relies on WebDAV services, potentially affecting multiple systems and applications that depend on these services.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- No fixed version is published. Disable WebDAV functionality or restrict access to the WebDAV endpoint to trusted networks until a patch is available.
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NVD description
Heap-based buffer overflow in WebDAV allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-122
All references
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