CVE-2026-24812 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Vulnerability in root-project root (builtins/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inftrees.C. This issue affects root: through 6.36.00-rc1.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Riot Project	Riot

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/root-project/root/pull/18527

History

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Riot Project Riot Project riot
Vendors & Products		Riot Project Riot Project riot

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Vulnerability in root-project root (builtins/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inftrees.C. This issue affects root: through 6.36.00-rc1.
Title		An improper pointer arithmetic in root-project/root at builtins/zlib/inftrees.c
References		https://github.com/root-project/root/pull/18527
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GovTech CSG

Published: 2026-01-27T08:48:31.091Z

Updated: 2026-01-27T20:43:20.498Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T08:39:10.281Z

Link: CVE-2026-24812

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T20:43:12.262Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-27T09:15:51.567

Modified: 2026-01-27T14:59:34.073

Link: CVE-2026-24812

Redhat

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