6.8

CVE-2026-112056: wvWare wv through 1.2.9 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via wvGetSTSH

Deferred
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2026-112056UBUNTU-CVE-2026-112056
Published 18-10-2026Last modified 19-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-112056 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in wvware wv. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.12%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

wvWare wv through 1.2.9 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in wvGetSTSH in stylesheet.c that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying crafted Word stylesheets. Attackers can provide a .doc file with ten or fewer styles or out-of-range style base indexes to read past heap arrays, crashing applications such as AbiWord.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

2%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

19-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • wvAll versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu1 product
  • wvAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wvware1 product
  • wv≤ 1.2.9

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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