readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well.
Severity
CVSS 3.0
9.1 critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)