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CVE-2026-70262

8.8 HIGH

Published 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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