CVE Database · CVE-2026-18839
CVSS v3.1
2.2
EPSS
N/A
Published
Aug 5, 2026
Modified
Aug 5, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit
All weaponized →No public PoC or exploit code indexed for this CVE.
Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
An integer underflow was found in the popt library when formatting help text for option tables that exceed the terminal width. A local user who can cause an application to print help under those conditions may cause that application to crash or fail to display help, resulting in a denial of service of the affected application.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LWeaknesses (CWE)
References (2)