ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
CVE-2026-40272
Improper Input Validation in the decode() function of the traceparser library could allow an attacker with a corrupted kernel trace event log (.kev) file, to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in processes that use libtraceparser in QNX hosts or targets.
Published 29 Jul 2026, 18:16 UTC
Last modified 29 Jul 2026, 19:16 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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Affected products
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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