Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-44597

Low

Published: 07 May 2026

Published
07 May 2026
Modified
07 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0002 6.8th percentile
Risk Priority 7 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-44597 is a low-severity Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality (CWE-684) vulnerability in Torproject Tor. Its CVSS base score is 3.7 (Low).

Operationally, ranked at the 6.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-6 Security and Privacy Function Verification
addresses: CWE-684

Periodic checks confirm that specified security and privacy functions are actually provided and operating.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

Insufficient information to map techniques.
Confidence: LOW · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

Tor before 0.4.9.7 has an out-of-bounds read when an END, a TRUNCATE, or a TRUNCATED cell lacks a reason in its payload, aka TROVE-2026-011.

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-684

Affected Products

torproject
tor
≤ 0.4.9.7

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-44600Same product: Torproject Tor
CVE-2026-44599Same product: Torproject Tor
CVE-2026-44602Same product: Torproject Tor
CVE-2026-44603Same product: Torproject Tor
CVE-2026-44601Same product: Torproject Tor
CVE-2026-40684Shared CWE-684
CVE-2026-42255Shared CWE-684
CVE-2026-3598Shared CWE-684
CVE-2026-34478Shared CWE-684
CVE-2026-40685Shared CWE-684

References