tmux image.c image_free use after free

Summary

CVECVE-2026-11623
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-09 05:16:30 UTC
Updated2026-06-09 13:33:34 UTC
DescriptionA security vulnerability has been detected in tmux up to 3.6a. Affected is the function image_free of the file image.c. Such manipulation leads to use after free. Local access is required to approach this attack. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.7-rc is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is fc6d94a9f8a593bd8b7031650802084385d4ee03. The affected component should be upgraded.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 1.1 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.001130000 probability, percentile 0.016970000 (date 2026-06-15)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-416 | CWE-416 Use After Free | CWE-119 Memory Corruption


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary1.1LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/C...
4.0CNADECLARED2LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.1[email protected]Primary4.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED4.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
3.0CNADECLARED4.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Secondary3.5AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED3.5AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Tmux affected 3.6a Not specified
CNA Na Tmux unaffected 3.7-rc Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-11623 [email protected] vuldb.com
vuldb.com/vuln/369303 [email protected] vuldb.com
github.com/tmux/tmux/commit/fc6d94a9f8a593bd8b7031650802084385d4ee03 [email protected] github.com
github.com/tmux/tmux/releases/tag/3.7-rc [email protected] github.com
gist.github.com/XlabAITeam/f0d9952595f795129a3258ba73bbc3cb [email protected] gist.github.com
github.com/tmux/tmux [email protected] github.com
vuldb.com/submit/835623 [email protected] vuldb.com
vuldb.com/vuln/369303/cti [email protected] vuldb.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: XlabAI (VulDB User) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-06-08T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2026-06-08T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2026-06-08T22:25:02.000ZVulDB entry last update
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