CVE-2026-56390
Gnu Bison
GNU Bison improperly handles grammar‑defined output paths. Grammar directives such as %output and %header allow specifying file paths, which are accepted without restriction and override caller‑supplied output options. When processing attacker-supplied grammar, this behavior allows directing generated files to arbitrary writable locations on the filesystem, potentially overwriting existing files accessible to the Bison process. Maintainers of this project were notified about this vulnerability, and fixed the issue in commit 8d101c19d4d9aaedf83a448c925513742d4efcf0. However, they did not provide vulnerable version range. Version 3.8.2 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable, other versions were not tested but might also be vulnerable.
Exploitation status
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
What the metrics mean
- It is requires local access to the machine.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, no account is needed.
- Beyond that, someone has to be persuaded to take an action first.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 6.3 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N- CVSS v4
- 4.6
- Weakness
- CWE-73
- Assigned by
- cvd@cert.pl
Dates
- Published
- 2026-07-29
- Last modified
- 2026-08-24
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Gnu Bison3.8.2
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.