CVE-2026-6068
NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or remote code execution.
Published:Apr 10, 2026
Last Modified:May 20, 2026
EPS:Apr 10, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00035
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Nasm
Product
Nasm
Nasm
Nasm
Vendor
Nasm
Product
Netwide Assembler
Nasm
Netwide Assembler
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
