# CVE-2026-58096

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-58096
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-130, CWE-787
- **Published:** Aug 26, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Aug 27, 2026

## Description

LcpDecodeConfig() did not validate the length of received endpoint discriminator options against the minimum required by RFC 1717.  Undersized options would trigger an out-of-bounds write.

A malicious PPP peer can exploit CVE-2026-58095 and CVE-2026-58096 to crash ppp(8) or potentially execute arbitrary code as root.

## Affected Products

- FreeBSD — FreeBSD (15.1-RELEASE)
- FreeBSD — FreeBSD (15.0-RELEASE)
- FreeBSD — FreeBSD (14.4-RELEASE)

## References

- [CNA](https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:60.ppp.asc)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.55%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 44.3

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-11._