HIGH 7.8 Microsoft

CVE-2026-6846

Binutils: binutils: arbitrary code execution via malformed xcoff object file processing

Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: Binutils: binutils: arbitrary code execution via malformed xcoff object file processing

Affected Products

azl3 gdb 13.2-7 on Azure Linux 3.0
cbl2 binutils 2.37-20 on CBL Mariner 2.0
azl3 binutils 2.41-11 on Azure Linux 3.0
cbl2 gdb 11.2-10 on CBL Mariner 2.0
cbl2 binutils 2.37-20

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6846
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6846

Published: 2026-08-06 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-08-10

This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2026-08-06 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 gdb 13.2-7 on Azure Linux 3.0, cbl2 binutils 2.37-20 on CBL Mariner 2.0, azl3 binutils 2.41-11 on Azure Linux 3.0 and 2 more.

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