An issue in htop-dev htop v.2.20 allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access…
Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue in htop-dev htop v.2.20 allows a local attacker to cause an out-of-bounds access in the Header_populateFromSettings function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00203 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37676
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7q8-96xp-m3gc
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-37676 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-37676 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7q8-96xp-m3gc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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