# CVE-2026-6068: CVE-2026-6068

> A heap use-after-free in NASM's response file processing allows attackers to cause data corruption or execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 20 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6068, GHSA-wwjw-6p2f-76rh, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6068

## What is CVE-2026-6068?

CVE-2026-6068 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, published on 10 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6068?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nasm Netwide Assembler.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-6068?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-6068 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-6068 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nasm Netwide Assembler

- [CVE-2004-1287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1287/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-24978](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24978/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2008-7177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7177/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2023-31722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31722/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-44370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44370/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-6068 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-6068 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Nasm Netwide Assembler, published on 10 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-6068 exists.

Affected product: Nasm Netwide Assembler. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6068/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6068/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6068
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6068
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6068

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6068/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.