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Stack-based buffer overflow in apcupsd

Priority LOW 37CWE-121Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

apcupsd through 3.14.14 has an sscanf stack-based buffer overflow in getupsvar() in src/cgi/upsfetch.c (used by upsstats.cgi, multimon.cgi, and upsfstats.cgi), a related issue to CVE-2026-15544.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0038 32nd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
apcupsdapcupsdup to 3.14.14—No fix listedCNA
  • apcupsd Vendorapcupsd Affected up to 3.14.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103432
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx74-w6g6-vppg

References

  • TI-2003-00093 Unknown vulnerability in apcupsd before 3.8.6, and 3.10.x before 3.10.5, allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2019-09397 Apcupsd 0.3.91_5, as used in pfSense through 2.4.4-RELEASE-p3 and other products, has an… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05495 In Adam Kropelin adk0212 APC UPS Daemon through 3.14.14, the default installation of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2019-09396 Apcupsd 0.3.91_5, as used in pfSense through 2.4.4-RELEASE-p3 and other products, has an… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2026-65688 apcupsd through 3.14.14 discloses uninitialized stack memory in getupsvar() in… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7

Sources