CVE-2026-4747CWE-121

Remote code execution via RPCSEC_GSS packet validation

High · published March 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
65.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Each RPCSEC_GSS data packet is validated by a routine which checks a signature in the packet. This routine copies a portion of the packet into a stack buffer, but fails to ensure that the buffer is sufficiently large, and a malicious client can trigger a stack overflow. Notably, this does not require the client to authenticate itself first.

As kgssapi.ko's RPCSEC_GSS implementation is vulnerable, remote code execution in the kernel is possible by an authenticated user that is able to send packets to the kernel's NFS server while kgssapi.ko is loaded into the kernel.

In userspace, applications which have librpcgss_sec loaded and run an RPC server are vulnerable to remote code execution from any client able to send it packets. We are not aware of any such applications in the FreeBSD base system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01111 · 65.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2026-03-26T06:21Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAR 06:21Z
    Remote code execution via RPCSEC_GSS packet validation
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