CVE-2026-20472: Medium severity vulnerability

Published Aug 3, 2026
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Updated

In TFA, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10991467; Issue ID: MSV-7764.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade TFA to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch ALPS10991467
  2. Compensating control

    Mitigate local DoS risk by limiting System-privileged access for untrusted users/processes, since exploitation can occur after a malicious actor has obtained the System privilege and requires no user interaction.

Event History

Aug 3, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:05 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:05 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:16 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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