CVE-2026-68768

Medium

Description

hashcat contains a heap-based buffer overflow (out-of-bounds write) in the outfile_write() function in src/outfile.c. When assembling output into a fixed-size buffer (HCBUFSIZ_LARGE, ~16 MB), the function sequentially appends the username, separator, hash, and plaintext via memcpy without validating that the accumulated length stays within the buffer capacity. When run with --username --show against a crafted hash file containing an oversized username that nearly fills the buffer, the total assembled output exceeds the buffer, causing a heap buffer overflow that can corrupt memory and crash the process.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
ProductHashcat
PublishedAug 22, 2026
First seenAug 22, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120

How to fix

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
hashcat hashcatv ≤ 7.1.2—

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