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CVE-2026-18461

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Core Libraries) allows Format String Injection. This issue affects Connext Professional: from 7.5.0 before 7.7.0.1, from 7.3.0.10 before 7.3.1.6.

Scores

9.2
CVSS 9.2 out of 10, critical severity.
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
22 September 2026
Last changed
22 September 2026
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis
Severity
Critical, CVSS 9.2 out of 10 (version 4.0)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R…
Weakness
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 10).

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