CVE-2026-5941
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Parsing logic flaws cause non-signature data to be misidentified as valid signatures when processing malformed form field hierarchies, leading to invalid memory writes and program crashes during internal data structure construction.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2
Published
2026-04-27 12:16:24.487000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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