Critical severity · published Sep 4, 2026
CVE-2026-85509
FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _read_fru_data in libfreeipmi/fru/ipmi-fru.c when a BMC returns more bytes than requested
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _read_fru_data in libfreeipmi/fru/ipmi-fru.c when a BMC returns more bytes than requested.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
FreeIPMI · FreeIPMI
before 1.6.19 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85509
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85509
ftp.gnu.org
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freeipmi/freeipmi-1.6.19.tar.gz
www.gnu.org
https://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/
www.openwall.com
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/28/5
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