CVE-2026-85091

zlib versions 1.3.1.2 through 1.3.2 contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the gz_vacate() function when processing non-blocking gzwrite() operations with stale external buffer pointers. Attackers can trigger the overflow by calling gzprintf() or gzvprintf() after a write stall, causing an unchecked memmove() to write beyond the internal input buffer boundary.

  • Published Sep 3, 2026
  • CVSS 8.3 high
  • 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-85091 at the National Vulnerability Database