Description
CommServe contained a stack-based buffer overflow issue affecting service availability. Software customers upgrade to resolved maintenance release. Update CommServe.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

CommServe contains a stack-based buffer overflow that can corrupt stack memory and crash the service, resulting in loss of availability. The flaw is caused by handling a buffer without adequate bounds checking. The CVSS score of 8.7 indicates a high severity incident based on the potential for uncontrolled memory corruption.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Commvault Cloud products, specifically the CommServe component. The solution is to upgrade to the resolved maintenance release of CommServe, as detailed in the vendor advisory. No further product or version specifics are provided in the CVE record.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS rating of 8.7 reflects significant risk, but the EPSS score is not available, leaving exploit probability uncertain. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting it has not yet been actively exploited. The attack vector is not explicitly documented, but the description implies that an attacker would need to deliver a crafted input to the CommServe service; the particular channel (authenticated or unauthenticated) and method are inferred rather than stated.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 8, 2026 at 13:23 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update all CommServe installations to the latest maintenance release that includes the buffer overflow fix.
  • Restart the CommServe service after the update to ensure the patch takes effect.
  • Validate that no older vulnerable binaries remain in the environment; remove or update any residual components.
  • Configure network firewalls or application access controls to limit exposure of CommServe to trusted network segments.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 8, 2026 at 13:23 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-121
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description CommServe contained a stack-based buffer overflow issue affecting service availability. Software customers upgrade to resolved maintenance release. Update CommServe.
Title CommServe Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Commvault

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T13:24:56.965Z

Reserved: 2026-08-20T10:57:52.110Z

Link: CVE-2026-77101

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T13:24:53.901Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T13:17:25.860

Modified: 2026-09-08T14:17:27.367

Link: CVE-2026-77101

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T13:30:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-120

    Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

  • CWE-121

    Stack-based Buffer Overflow