CVE-2026-116744 ntop nDPI through 6.0 Out-of-Bounds Read in SoftEther Dissector
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-116744?
CVE-2026-116744 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ntop nDPI, published on 26 Oct 2026.
Official description
ntop nDPI through 6.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in dissect_softether_host_fqdn() in softether.c that compares host_name using the consumed byte count instead of data length. Remote attackers can send crafted short UDP datagrams on already-classified SoftEther flows, causing strncmp to read beyond the packet payload buffer.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116744?
How do I fix CVE-2026-116744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-116744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-116744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116744, GHSA-gpg3-522v-2frf, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116744.