What is CVE-2026-84269?

CVE-2026-84269 is Gvfs: afp: heap-based buffer overflow in dsi read path. The supplied enrichment data classifies it as Memory Corruption mapped to CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow.

Which versions are affected?

Affected product and version evidence is listed in the product table above. Current public advisories should be checked for exact version scope before patch targeting is finalized.

Is there active exploitation?

Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-84269. If exploitation is not confirmed from current sources, teams should document that status and continue monitoring KEV, vendor, and telemetry updates.

No. CVE-2026-84269 is not listed in CISA KEV in the supplied enrichment data. KEV status should be monitored because it can change after initial disclosure or after exploitation becomes publicly confirmed.

Is there a public exploit?

1 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. Public exploit or PoC availability should raise triage priority, especially for exposed or business-critical systems.

How can defenders detect it?

Start with web/proxy/WAF logs, application logs, network IDS/IPS where available. Look for vulnerability-class behavior, product errors, suspicious authentication events, exploit probes, and abnormal process activity based only on evidence that applies to the affected product.

How should teams prioritize it?

Prioritize CVE-2026-84269 using CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0%, KEV status, public PoC status, and asset exposure. Internet-facing, privileged, or business-critical deployments should be handled first.

Are workarounds available?

The supplied mitigation guidance says to apply vendor patches and restrict external exposure until fixed. Fixed-version evidence is listed in the mitigation section above.

Which threat actors are linked publicly?

No public threat actor linkage is confirmed from current sources. Do not attribute exploitation to a threat actor unless the source evidence explicitly supports that linkage.

What should be done in the next 24 hours?

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations. Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class. Open remediation tickets with affected assets, owners, evidence status, and detection coverage so decisions are traceable.

mediumMemory Corruptionpublic exploit

CVE-2026-84269

CVE-2026-84269 — Gvfs: afp: heap-based buffer overflow in dsi read path

A flaw was found in the AFP backend in gvfs. When mounting a share, a malicious AFP server can cause the DSI read path to process a length that exceeds the size requested by the client. The function does not verify the server-provided length against the pre-sized reply buffer, causing the operation to access past the intended boundaries. This issue allows a malicious server to overflow a heap buffer and crash the gvfsd-afp process, resulting in a denial of service.

Published Sep 1, 2026Updated Sep 1, 2026Sources: NVD, Red Hat (CNA), GitHub, GitHub Security Advisory, Red Hat (VEX), SOCRadar CTI

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.

Exploitation

Exploit code

public exploit, none observed

EPSS

ahead of 0% of scored CVEs

Affects

Red Hat

5 products listed

CVSS base

6.5

medium

Remediation

The vendor's own words where we have them.

Upgrade Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.

Red Hat VEX · CVE-2026-84269

fixed0affected48not affected0

workaround: To mitigate this vulnerability, do not connect to untrusted AFP servers.

no_fix_planned: Out of support scope

none_available: Fix deferred

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	—	Vulnerable
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	—	Vulnerable
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	—	Vulnerable
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—	Vulnerable
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	—	Vulnerable

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Availability

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Scope

Unchanged

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Privileges Req

None

User Interaction

Required

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Source
6.5	CVSS 3.1	medium	2.8	3.6	NVD, Red Hat (CNA), GHSA, Red Hat (VEX)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What this weakness leads to

MITRE's own consequences and mitigations for the weakness class — the authority's wording, not guidance derived from the CVSS vector.

MITRE

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

Mitigation: Pre-design: Use a language or compiler that performs automatic bounds checking.

Weakness & attack patterns

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.

CAPEC-92 · Forced Integer Overflow

Public exploit

Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.

Repositories

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.

Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 1 public PoC repositories were reported.

web/proxy/WAF logsapplication logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.

2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 6.5 (AV:N)
Sep 1, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 1, 2026 · NVD
Reported to Red Hat.
Sep 1, 2026 · Red Hat
Added · GHSA-7jmj-69v2-2vjf published (medium)
Sep 1, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisory
CVE published by MITRE.
Sep 1, 2026 · SOCRadar CTI
Reported · Made public.
Aug 3, 2026 · Red Hat

References

6 on the record

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84269
Vendor Advisory, NIST
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2526784
Vendor Advisory, Mitre, NIST
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/-/issues/863
Vendor Advisory, NIST
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84269
NVD
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7jmj-69v2-2vjf
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84269
Vendor Advisory

Elsewhere on this site

Red Hatevery CVE for this vendor
Memory Corruptionsame class
CWE-122other pages naming this weakness

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record1

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-84269 is Gvfs: afp: heap-based buffer overflow in dsi read path, a medium vulnerability affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 from Red Hat. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-84269. Public exploit evidence is: 1 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 6.5 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.