Use After Free vulnerability has been found in "io.c" program file of gawk (do_getline_redir() routine). This issue may lead to a crash. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
GNU gawk unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 5.4.0

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References
Link Providers
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/07/CVE-2026-40467 cve-icon
https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/commit/?id=a2d18c74109e41bec29a23098eba2e00057286d8 cve-icon
History

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu gawk
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu gawk

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use After Free vulnerability has been found in "io.c" program file of gawk (do_getline_redir() routine). This issue may lead to a crash. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.
Title Use after free in gawk
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CERT-PL

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-13T13:02:22.646Z

Reserved: 2026-04-13T14:44:55.647Z

Link: CVE-2026-40467

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Updated: 2026-07-13T13:02:18.720Z

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Updated: 2026-07-13T14:30:16Z

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