CVE-2026-8695
Published: 15 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-8695 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Radare Radare2. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked at the 45.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-30573
Vulnerability details
radare2 6.1.5 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the gdbr_threads_list() function that allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption by sending a valid qfThreadInfo response followed by a malformed qsThreadInfo response. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability through GDB remote debugging to…
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cause a denial of service or potentially achieve code execution by manipulating thread list processing.
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Why these techniques?
Use-after-free in radare2 GDB client enables remote code execution via malicious server responses, directly mapping to client-side exploitation.
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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.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.