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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-3606

A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap 0.8.4-Garofalo.

Published Mar 5, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A vulnerability has been

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-3606. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been is installed.

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Severity
Low1.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe ettercap-project/ettercap

A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap 0.8.4-Garofalo. Affected by this vulnerability is the function add_data_segment of the file src/ettercap/utils/etterfilter/ef_output.c of the component etterfilter. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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  • cpe ettercap-project/ettercap0.8.4

How to fix CVE-2026-3606

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-2026-3606. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0.8.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 5, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap 0.8.4-Garofalo. Affected by this vulnerability is the function add_data_segment of the file src/ettercap/utils/etterfilter/ef_output.c of the component etterfilter. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the pr

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap 0.8.4-Garofalo. Affected by this vulnerability is the function add_data_segment of the file src/ettercap/utils/etterfilter/ef_output.c of the component etterfilter. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the pr

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3606

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-3606

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-3606

    A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap 0.8.4-Garofalo. Affected by this vulnerability is the function add_data_segment of the file src/ettercap/utils/etterfilter/ef_output.c of the component etterfilter. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required t

    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.