Reachable Assertion vulnerability in upx before 4.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-617Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
Reachable Assertion vulnerability in upx before 4.0.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted file passed to the the readx function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00528 44th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-46179
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vp9-52j5-ghqw
References
More Upx vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19310 Memory corruption in upx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-19309 Memory corruption in upx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-19308 Memory corruption in upx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-19307 Memory corruption in upx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-19306 Memory corruption in upx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-19305 Memory corruption in upx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-46179 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-46179 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8vp9-52j5-ghqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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