CVE-2026-42484General(hashcat / hashcat)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

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

A heap-based buffer overflow in hex_to_binary in the PKZIP hash parser in hashcat v7.1.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PKZIP hash file. The issue affects modules 17200, 17210, 17220, 17225, and 17230. When data_type_enum<=1, attacker-controlled hex data from a user-supplied hash string is decoded into a fixed-size buffer without proper input-length validation.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • hashcat

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • General: 3 classified signals
  • Peaked at 2 mentions on most recent observed day (2026-05-13)
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
hashcat

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-01: 1Mentions · 2026-05-13: 2Technical Details · 2026-05-01: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-13: 105-0105-13
Signal classification1 categories
General
3100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-05-011
General1
2026-05-132
General2
Full discourse3 posts
  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    General

    Unpopular opinion: The cybersecurity industry is selling you dashboards. CVE: CVE-2026-42484 CVSS: 9.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity: CRITICAL Status: Critical advisory

    Post summary

    The text lists CVE-2026-42484 as a critical vulnerability, providing its CVSS score and severity, but does not mention PoC, exploit, or mitigation details.

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  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    General

    https://lyrie.ai/research/research/cve-2026-42484-hashcat-hashcat #lyrie #cybersecurity #CVE #threatintel #zerodayattack

    Post summary

    The provided text includes only a URL link and hashtags, lacking any concrete details about the CVE's exploitation, patch status, or technical specifics.

    0000029
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  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    General

    CVE-2026-42484 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Hashcat PKZIP Hash Parser Versions 7.1.2 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-42484

    Post summary

    The entry announces a heap-based buffer overflow in Hashcat PKZIP Hash Parser v7.1.2 and links to vulnerability details, but contains no evidence of exploitation, patches, or PoC documentation.

    0000056
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CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Apphashcathashcat7.1.2--

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