Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-22
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title hashcat through 7.1.2 Off-by-One Out-of-Bounds Heap Write in fgetl()
First Time appeared Hashcat
Hashcat hashcat
Weaknesses CWE-193
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:hashcat:hashcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Hashcat
Hashcat hashcat
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T16:16:18.796Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T16:10:55.447Z

Link: CVE-2026-68767

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T15:55:34.240Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-22T15:16:20.770

Modified: 2026-08-26T17:17:09.923

Link: CVE-2026-68767

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-22T16:00:13Z

Weaknesses