CVE-2026-8050 CVE-2026-8050
A local attacker can cause a kernel crash in SignalRGB by sending an IOCTL with an empty buffer, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-8050?
CVE-2026-8050 is a high-severity vulnerability in SignalRGB kernel driver, published on 17 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In SignalRGB versions prior to 1.3.7.0, seven of the thirteen IOCTL handlers dereference the SystemBuffer pointer without first verifying that it is non-NULL. Sending an IOCTL with an empty input buffer causes a NULL pointer dereference, resulting in a kernel crash.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8050?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8050?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-8050 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8050 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm74-h69m-r7vv.