CVE-2026-50261

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-05. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — Patch released this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in SyncChangeCounter(). A client that sets up multiple SyncCounters can trigger a use-after-free when destroying those counters via a second client connection while changing those counters. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 5, 2026

Last Modified

July 27, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 5, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

Jira

https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-16950
generic

X.Org Security Advisory: multiple security issues X.Org X server and Xwayland

https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2026-June/003702.html
generic

sync: restart trigger list iteration in SyncChangeCounter after TriggerFired (bdd7bf57) · Commits · xorg / xserver · GitLab

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/bdd7bf57af208b1ddf57d4683d67104443b44812
redhat

2485386 – (CVE-2026-50261) CVE-2026-50261 xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in SyncChangeCounter()

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485386
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50261

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50261(20)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(27)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhattigervnc-0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.182026-07-27redhat
redhattigervnc-0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.162026-07-27redhat
redhattigervnc-0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.182026-07-27redhat
redhattigervnc-0:1.12.0-14.el9_2.152026-07-27redhat
redhattigervnc-0:1.13.1-8.el9_4.102026-07-27redhat
redhattigervnc-0:1.14.1-11.el9_62026-07-27redhat
redhattigervnc-0:1.8.0-36.el7_9.52026-07-27redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:21.1.3-2.el8_6.72026-07-13redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:21.1.3-13.el8_8.12026-07-13redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:24.1.5-6.el10_0.12026-07-08redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-8.el8_62026-07-08redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-19.el8_82026-07-08redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:22.1.9-8.el9_4.12026-07-08redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:23.2.7-6.el9_6.12026-07-08redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:21.1.3-10.el9_2.12026-07-08redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-0:1.20.10-5.el8_42026-07-08redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-0:1.20.4-35.el7_92026-07-07redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-34.el9_62026-07-07redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-21.el9_22026-07-07redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-29.el9_42026-07-07redhat
redhattigervnc-0:1.15.0-7.el9_8.22026-06-25redhat
redhattigervnc-0:1.15.0-10.el8_102026-06-24redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:24.1.9-4.el10_2.22026-06-22redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:24.1.9-4.el9_8.22026-06-17redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-34.el9_8.22026-06-17redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:21.1.3-20.el8_10.22026-06-17redhat
redhatxorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-28.el8_10.22026-06-17redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(7)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 39× in last 7d / 112× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-28 03:04 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-28 03:04 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-28 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-27 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-27 13:25 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-27 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-27 12:39 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-27 12:39 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-27 12:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-07-27 10:23 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-27 10:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  14. 2026-07-27 10:12 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-27 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-27 08:21 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-27 08:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-27 07:22 UTCEG score recompute
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  20. 2026-07-27 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-07-27 06:24 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-27 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-27 04:24 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-27 04:24 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-27 04:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-27 03:52 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-27 03:52 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-27 03:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-26 21:56 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-26 21:56 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-07-26 21:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  21. 2026-07-16 11:57 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-16 11:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-15 22:46 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-15 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  29. 2026-07-14 16:08 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-14 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  32. 2026-07-14 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  36. 2026-07-12 12:31 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-07-12 12:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-07-11 18:19 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-11 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-07-11 05:15 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-07-11 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  47. 2026-07-09 11:20 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-07-09 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-08 21:32 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-08 21:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  53. 2026-07-08 07:51 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-07-08 07:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  57. 2026-07-05 18:38 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-07-05 18:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  61. 2026-07-04 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  64. 2026-07-03 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  70. 2026-07-01 20:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  74. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-06-30 18:14 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50261?
CVE-2026-50261 is a high vulnerability published on June 5, 2026. A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in SyncChangeCounter(). A client that sets up multiple SyncCounters can trigger a use-after-free when destroying those counters via a second client connection while changing those counters. This may be used to crash the server, or…
When was CVE-2026-50261 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50261 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 5, 2026, with the most recent update on July 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-50261 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50261 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 95.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50261?
CVE-2026-50261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50261?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50261, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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