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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-28224

Firebird is an open-source relational database management system.

Published Apr 17, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Firebird is an open-source

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-28224. EPSS is 0.72%. Act only if a listed version of Firebird is an open-source is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Firebird is an open-source).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.72%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe firebirdsql/firebird

Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, when the server receives an op_crypt_key_callback packet without prior authentication, the port_server_crypt_callback handler is not initialized, resulting in a null pointer dereference and server crash. An unauthenticated attacker who knows only the server's IP and port can exploit this to crash the server. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe firebirdsql/firebirdversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-28224

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-28224. EPSS is 0.72%. Act only if a listed version of Firebird is an open-source is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.72%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, when the server receives an op_crypt_key_callback packet without prior authentication, the port_server_crypt_callback handler is not initialized, resulting in a null pointer dereference and server crash. An unauthenticated attacker who knows only the server's IP and port can exploit this

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, when the server receives an op_crypt_key_callback packet without prior authentication, the port_server_crypt_callback handler is not initialized, resulting in a null pointer dereference and server crash. An unauthenticated attacker who knows only the server's IP and port can exploit this

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28224

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-28224

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28224

    Firebird is an open-source relational database management system. In versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7 and 3.0.14, when the server receives an op_crypt_key_callback packet without prior authentication, the port_server_crypt_callback handler is not initialized, resulting in a null po

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.