CVE-2026-40553
UNKNOWN
NVD
CVSS Score
0
Severity
UNKNOWN
Published
Jul 13, 2026
Vendor
unknown
Description
Buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in "extension/readdir.c" program file of gawk (ftype() routine). This issue could be used to crash the program and potentially to achieve code execution, although the latter has not been confirmed to be feasible. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.