CVE-2026-68767

Published: Ago 22, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 22, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 6,9
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: passive
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
MEDIUM 6,1
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: high

Description

AI Translation Available

hashcat's fgetl() function in src/filehandling.c writes a null terminator one byte past the caller's buffer when an input line is exactly the buffer length. Attackers can trigger this out-of-bounds heap write by providing a hash file, potfile, or wordlist containing a line of exactly HCBUFSIZ_LARGE bytes.

193

Off-by-one Error

Draft
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability Integrity Confidentiality Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Instability Modify Memory Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Bypass Protection Mechanism
Applicable Platforms
Languages: C, Not Language-Specific
View CWE Details
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/blob/v7.1.2/src/filehandling.c#L1032-L1060
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/commit/93b55d37d3b2340013d4036f10181ddc67d44…
https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/4739
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hashcat-through-off-by-one-out-of-bounds-h…