What is CVE-2026-6846?

CVE-2026-6846 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Binutils: binutils: arbitrary code execution via malformed xcoff object file processing

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-6846 cover?

CVE-2026-6846 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-6846. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-6846?

CVE-2026-6846 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-6846?

CVE-2026-6846 affects 7 products, including: azl3 binutils 2.41-11 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 gdb 13.2-7 on Azure Linux 3.0; cbl2 binutils 2.37-20; cbl2 binutils 2.37-20 on CBL Mariner 2.0; cbl2 binutils 2.37-20 on CBL-Mariner 2.0; and others — see the full list on the advisory page.

CVE-2026-6846HighCVSS 7.8

Binutils: binutils: arbitrary code execution via malformed xcoff object file processing

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

June 2, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-6846 →

🎯 Affected products7

azl3 binutils 2.41-11 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 gdb 13.2-7 on Azure Linux 3.0
cbl2 binutils 2.37-20
cbl2 binutils 2.37-20 on CBL Mariner 2.0
cbl2 binutils 2.37-20 on CBL-Mariner 2.0
cbl2 gdb 11.2-10 on CBL Mariner 2.0
cbl2 gdb 11.2-10 on CBL-Mariner 2.0

✅ Remediation

KBCBL-Mariner Releases (Security Update) — fixed build 13.2-8 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) KBCBL-Mariner Releases (Security Update) — fixed build 2.41-12

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6846
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade