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CVE-2026-63380

MediumCVSS 5.7 / 10
Published Aug 20, 2026·Last modified Aug 21, 2026
Affected Components(19)
libevent/libevent
release-2.1.8-stable
libevent/libevent
release-2.2.1-alpha
libevent/libevent
release-2.1.7-rc
1 / 7
Description

Libevent is an event notification library. Prior to 2.2.2-alpha, libevent can dereference invalid list pointers in ws.c when evws_new_session enters its error path after evhttp_start_ws_ succeeds but bufferevent_enable_locking_ fails. evws_connection_free sees a non-null http_server and unconditionally calls TAILQ_REMOVE even though the session was never inserted into http_server->ws_sessions. A local caller able to induce this allocation or locking failure can crash the process. This issue is fixed in version 2.2.2-alpha.

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Risk Scores
Base Score
5.7

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
1.9

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
0.14%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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