CVE-2026-40469

CRITICALNVD 9.19.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to NVD's CVSS score.

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: MODERATE) published 2026-07-13. NVD baseline CVSS 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, NVD CVSS v3

Also known asEUVD-2026-43494 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x (GitHub Security Advisories)Source: ENISA EUVD

9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in "builtin.c" program file of gawk (do_sub() routine). This issue could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and objects causing the program to crash. It affects 32-bit builds of gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
41
EG Risk 41/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity91% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 9.1 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation0.2% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at every mission impact level.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
11th
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (9.1): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 9.1 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
9.1 CRITICALCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
0.2% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-11-12). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at every mission impact level.CISA BOD 26-04: 60 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at every mission impact level.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)60 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

July 13, 2026

Last Modified

October 24, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
Patch available.
Web page

Vulnerabilities in GNU gawk software | CERT Polska

https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/07/CVE-2026-40467

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntugawk (1:5.1.0-1ubuntu0.2) @ jammy2026-11-12ubuntu
redhatgawk-main-5.4.1-1.hum12026-08-03redhat
redhatgawk-main-5.4.0-3.1.hum12026-07-15redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
gawk1:5.1.0-1, 1:5.2.1-1, 1:5.2.1-2, 1:5.3.2-1
  • every version on: no fix on record
—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
gawk1:5.2.1-2, 1:5.3.2-1
  • every version on: no fix on record
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
gawk1:5.2.1-2, 1:5.3.2-1
  • every version on: no fix on record
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
gawk1:5.2.1-2, 1:5.3.2-1
  • every version on: no fix on record
—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 91× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed its CVE.org record (CNA or CISA ADP). An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). "EchelonGraph re-scored" is our own recompute of this CVE's score, not an update from a source, and is not counted in the refreshes above. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 675 rows on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 575 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-11-13 11:47 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  2. 2026-11-13 11:47 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-11-13 11:47 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  4. 2026-11-12 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  5. 2026-11-12 10:23 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  6. 2026-11-12 10:23 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-11-12 10:23 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  8. 2026-11-11 16:39 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  9. 2026-11-11 08:56 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  10. 2026-11-11 08:56 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-11-11 08:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  12. 2026-11-10 16:43 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  13. 2026-11-10 07:33 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  14. 2026-11-10 07:33 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-11-10 07:33 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  16. 2026-11-09 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  17. 2026-11-09 06:10 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  18. 2026-11-09 06:10 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-11-09 06:10 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  20. 2026-11-08 16:39 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  21. 2026-11-08 04:46 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  22. 2026-11-08 04:46 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-11-08 04:46 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  24. 2026-11-07 16:39 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  25. 2026-11-07 03:22 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
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  1. 2026-11-07 03:22 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-11-07 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  3. 2026-11-06 16:37 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  4. 2026-11-06 07:55 UTCOSV refresh
  5. 2026-11-06 01:59 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  6. 2026-11-06 01:59 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-11-06 01:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  8. 2026-11-05 16:37 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  9. 2026-11-05 00:36 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  10. 2026-11-05 00:36 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-11-05 00:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  12. 2026-11-04 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  13. 2026-11-03 23:12 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  14. 2026-11-03 23:12 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-11-03 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  16. 2026-11-03 16:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  17. 2026-11-02 21:49 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  18. 2026-11-02 21:49 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-11-02 21:49 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  20. 2026-11-02 16:44 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  21. 2026-11-01 20:24 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  22. 2026-11-01 20:24 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-11-01 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub severity MODERATE · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  24. 2026-11-01 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  25. 2026-10-31 19:01 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  26. 2026-10-31 19:01 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-10-31 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  28. 2026-10-31 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  29. 2026-10-30 17:38 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  30. 2026-10-30 17:38 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-10-30 17:38 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  32. 2026-10-30 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  33. 2026-10-29 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  34. 2026-10-29 16:15 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  35. 2026-10-29 16:15 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-10-29 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  37. 2026-10-28 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  38. 2026-10-28 14:51 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  39. 2026-10-28 14:51 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-10-28 14:51 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  41. 2026-10-27 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  42. 2026-10-27 12:53 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-10-27 12:52 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  44. 2026-10-27 05:16 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  45. 2026-10-27 05:16 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-10-27 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  47. 2026-10-26 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  48. 2026-10-25 23:51 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  49. 2026-10-25 23:51 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-10-25 23:51 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  51. 2026-10-25 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  52. 2026-10-25 14:31 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  53. 2026-10-24 22:26 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-10-24 22:26 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  55. 2026-10-24 19:37 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  56. 2026-10-24 19:37 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-10-24 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  58. 2026-10-24 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  59. 2026-10-23 18:13 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  60. 2026-10-23 18:13 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-10-23 18:13 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  62. 2026-10-23 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  63. 2026-10-22 16:38 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  64. 2026-10-22 16:38 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-10-22 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  66. 2026-10-22 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
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  69. 2026-10-21 15:14 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-10-21 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  71. 2026-10-20 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 11th percentile
  72. 2026-10-20 13:52 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  73. 2026-10-20 13:52 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-10-20 13:52 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-5x2x-26c9-4q5x · GitHub CVSS 9.1
  75. 2026-10-19 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.2% · 10th percentile

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40469?
CVE-2026-40469 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on July 13, 2026. Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in "builtin.c" program file of gawk (do_sub() routine). This issue could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and objects causing the program to crash. It affects 32-bit builds of gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.
When was CVE-2026-40469 made public?
CVE-2026-40469 was made public on July 13, 2026: that is the date its CVE record's CNA, CERT.PL, gives for when the vulnerability was made public. The CVE record itself was published on July 13, 2026. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of October 24, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-40469 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40469 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (11th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40469?
CVE-2026-40469 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40469?
A fix for CVE-2026-40469 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-40469 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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