CVE-2026-42958
Use-after-free in file parser allows arbitrary code execution via crafted files.
Is CVE-2026-42958 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-42958 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-42958?
CVE-2026-42958 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-42958?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-42958, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-42958 affect?
CVE-2026-42958 affects Applications that parse untrusted file formats, File-upload services and document viewers, Desktop and server apps using vulnerable parsers. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-42958?
Apply vendor patch when available; block/scan untrusted files; enforce least privilege and EDR rules.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Arbitrary code execution in the application process by parsing specially crafted files (use-after-free memory corruption).
Patch when possible
- affected9.1_SP4_Build-42914
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.