# CVE-2026-90831

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-90831
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 5.3 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P)
- **CWE:** CWE-119
- **Published:** Sep 14, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 16, 2026

## Description

A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.

## Affected Products

- GNU — Binutils (2.47)

## References

- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333)
- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333/cti)
- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90831)
- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/submit/925230)
- [CNA](https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34454)
- [CNA](https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16886)
- [CNA](https://www.gnu.org/)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.15%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 4.7

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._