Heap-based buffer overflow in RTI Connext Professional
Priority LOW 36CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Core Libraries) allows Overflow Buffers. This issue affects Connext Professional: from 7.4.0 before 7.7.0.1, from 7.0.0 before 7.3.1.6, from 6.1.0 before 6.1.*, from 6.0.0 before 6.0.*, from 5.3.0 before 5.3.*, from 5.2.3 before 5.2.*.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00426 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Connext Professional (RTI): 7.7.0.1, 7.3.1.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTI | Connext Professional | 7.4.0 to before 7.7.0.1; 7.0.0 to before 7.3.1.6; 6.1.0 and later; 6.0.0 and later; 5.3.0 and later; 5.2.3 and later | 7.7.0.1, 7.3.1.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Connext Professional VendorRTI Affected 7.4.0 to before 7.7.0.1; 7.0.0 to before 7.3.1.6; 6.1.0 and later; 6.0.0 and later; 5.3.0 and later; 5.2.3 and later Fixed in 7.7.0.1, 7.3.1.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Connext Professional (RTI) Fixed in 7.7.0.1, 7.3.1.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18457
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rqhh-2v8g-vvqw
References
More RTI vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-16087 Potential Network Amplification and Information Exposure in RTI Connext Professional and Connext Micro CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-06924 Stack-based buffer overflow in RTI Connext Professional CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-23632 Integer underflow in RTI Connext Micro CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-03368 Out-of-bounds read in RTI Connext Professional CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-02096 Heap-based buffer overflow in RTI Connext Professional CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2024-34933 SQL injection in RTI Connext Professional CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-18457 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18457 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rqhh-2v8g-vvqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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