CVE-2026-18839Disclosure

LOWCVSS 2.2 · LOW

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

An integer underflow was found in the popt library when formatting help text for option tables that exceed the terminal width. A local user who can cause an application to print help under those conditions may cause that application to crash or fail to display help, resulting in a denial of service of the affected application.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-191

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-08-06: 2Technical Details · 2026-08-06: 208-06
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-18839 An integer underflow was found in the popt library when formatting help text for option tables that exceed the terminal width. A local user who can cause an applicati… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18839 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-18839 Se … http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The message announces CVE‑2026‑18839 as an integer underflow in the popt library; it provides technical details but no PoC, exploit, active use, or patch information.

    0000045
    97 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-18839 An integer underflow was found in the popt library when formatting help text for option tables that exceed the terminal width. A local user who can cause an applicati… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18839

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-18839, describing an integer underflow in popt library, but provides no PoC, exploit, or patch details.

    00000989
    57.9K followersView on X

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