High severity · published Jul 17, 2026
CVE-2026-16118
Xdgmime: heap-based buffer overflow in _xdg_mime_magic_parse_magic_line() in xdgmimemagic.c
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in xdgmime. A heap-based buffer overflow can be triggered in _xdg_mime_magic_parse_magic_line() in the xdgmimemagic.c file on little-endian systems when an attacker-controlled MIME magic file in a user-writable XDG data location (e.g., in the $XDG_DATA_HOME/mime/magic path) is parsed by an application performing MIME type detection (e.g., via g_content_type_guess()). When performing byte-swap, incorrect pointer arithmetic on the write side causes an out-of-bounds write of 2 bytes, resulting in an application crash or memory corruption.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CM
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
CM
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
CM
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise 1 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
Affected product
CM
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16118
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16118
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64799
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64800
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66451
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67956
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70636
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71403
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