High severity · published Aug 27, 2026
CVE-2026-81574
Format String Vulnerability in Logger
8.2
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In CodeMeter Runtime before versions 8.41a and 9.10, the logger does not sanitize input strings in certain cases, allowing an attacker to inject printf-style format
specifiers. This can be used to reliably crash CodeMeter and disclose sensitive information such as process memory
and stack canaries. The attack works locally, for example by using cmu --set-proxy to set the proxy value, and
remotely when combined with CVE-2026-81573 by setting General.ProxyServer and then triggering this
vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
codemeter-runtime · wibu-systems-ag
9.00 before 9.10; 8.00 before 8.41a; 7.00 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81574
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81574
cdn.wibu.com
https://cdn.wibu.com/fileadmin/wibu_downloads/security_advisories/AdvisoryWIBU-103401.pdf
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