CVE catalog
CVE-2026-79079
An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.19% · Oct 25, 2026
An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu_popup.c components
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xiphos | sid | 4.5.0+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | xiphos | forky | 4.5.0+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | xiphos | trixie | 4.3.2+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | xiphos | bookworm | 4.2.1+dfsg1-7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 16.04 | 4.0.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 16.04 | 4.0.4+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 18.04 | 4.0.4+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 18.04 | 4.0.7+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 18.04 | 4.0.7+dfsg1-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 18.04 | 4.0.7+dfsg1-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 22.04 | 4.2.1+dfsg1-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 22.04 | 4.2.1+dfsg1-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 22.04 | 4.2.1+dfsg1-6build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 24.04 | 4.2.1+dfsg1-7build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 24.04 | 4.2.1+dfsg1-7build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 24.04 | 4.2.1+dfsg1-8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 24.04 | 4.2.1+dfsg1-8build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 24.04 | 4.2.1+dfsg1-8build3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 26.04 | 4.3.2+dfsg1-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 26.04 | 4.3.2+dfsg1-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xiphos | 26.04 | 4.3.2+dfsg1-2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xiphos | source | sid | 4.4.0+dfsg1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xiphos | source | forky | 4.4.0+dfsg1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xiphos | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | xiphos | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] xiphos: Minor issue [bookworm] xiphos: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [xiphos]Affected
Details (2)
4.2.1+dfsg1-7· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · xiphos · debian · bookworm; nvd · xiphos · debian · 12
4.2.1+dfsg1-7· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · xiphos · debian · bookworm; nvd · xiphos · debian · 12
- [xiphos-data]Affected
Source package: [xiphos]
Details (2)
4.2.1+dfsg1-7· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · xiphos · debian · bookworm; nvd · xiphos · debian · 12
4.2.1+dfsg1-7· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · xiphos · debian · bookworm; nvd · xiphos · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [xiphos]Affected
Details (2)
4.3.2+dfsg1-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · xiphos · debian · 13
4.3.2+dfsg1-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · xiphos · debian · 13
- [xiphos-data]Affected
Source package: [xiphos]
Details (2)
4.3.2+dfsg1-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · xiphos · debian · 13
4.3.2+dfsg1-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · xiphos · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79079]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79079]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79079]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-79079]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79079.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]