CVE-2026-76926

Received Received - Intake

BUSMASTER File Parser Denial of Service

Publication date: 2026-08-19

Last updated on: 2026-08-19

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description

BUSMASTER file parser abnormal exit in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

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Published

2026-08-19

Last Modified

2026-08-19

Generated

2026-08-20

AI Q&A

2026-08-20

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-76926

EUVD

EUVD-2026-63163

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
busmaster	file_parser	From 4.4.0 (inc) to 4.4.18 (inc)
busmaster	file_parser	From 4.6.0 (inc) to 4.6.7 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-617	The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a denial of service issue in the BUSMASTER file parser versions 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18. It causes an abnormal exit when processing certain files, leading to service disruption.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service by exploiting the abnormal exit in the file parser. This could lead to application crashes or unresponsiveness when processing malicious files.

Mitigation Strategies

Update BUSMASTER to a version outside the affected range (4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18).

Monitor network traffic for unusual patterns that may indicate denial of service attempts.

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