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MEDIUM EPSS 0.1% Received

CVE-2026-72703

The guard checker in Rocq Prover treats a parameter of a nested mutual fixpoint as uniform without examining calls between the different bodies of that fixpoint. find_uniform_parameters in kernel/inductive.ml inspects only self-recursive calls, so when no body calls itself the function concludes that every parameter is uniform. A parameter that grows through a cross-call from one body to another therefore keeps the subterm specification it inherited from the enclosing fixpoint, and a recursive call guarded by that specification is accepted although the argument is not structurally smaller. A non-terminating definition is admitted as structurally decreasing, which yields a term whose value equals its own successor and so a proof of False, from which any proposition follows. The proof requires no axioms, plugins or unsafe flags and Print Assumptions reports it as closed under the global context. Introduced in Coq 8.20 and fixed in Rocq 9.2.0.

Published 24 Aug 2026, 20:17 UTC Last modified 24 Aug 2026, 20:17 UTC
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Planned EPSS estimates a 0.10% near-term exploitation probability. Validate against your asset inventory and vendor advisory.
Planned Exploitation does not require prior privileges. Validate against your asset inventory and vendor advisory.
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Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Passive
Scope Not assessed
Confidentiality Not assessed
Integrity Not assessed
Availability Not assessed
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