CVE-2026-42996Disclosure

LOWCVSS 10.0 · 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

JS8Call through 2.3.1 and JS8Call-improved before 3.0 have a stack-based buffer overflow via a radio transmission of @APRSIS GRID followed by a long Maidenhead locator. This occurs in grid2deg in APRSISClient.cpp.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-121

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 · 2026-05-01: 2Technical Details · 2026-05-01: 205-01
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-42996 JS8Call through 2.3.1 and JS8Call-improved before 3.0 have a stack-based buffer overflow via a radio transmission of @APRSIS GRID followed by a long Maidenhead locato… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42996

    Post summary

    The post announces a stack-based buffer overflow in JS8Call versions before 3.0, triggered by a particular APRSIS grid radio transmission, with no evidence of exploit code, active attacks, or available mitigations.

    00010131
    57.4K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-42996 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in JS8Call via APRSIS GRID Maidenhead Locator https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-42996

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE‑2026‑42996 as a stack‑based buffer overflow in JS8Call via APRSIS GRID Maidenhead Locator, providing only the vulnerability type and no exploit or mitigation details.

    0000053
    4.0K followersView on X

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