9.1
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-33845
Gnutls: gnutls: denial of service via dtls zero-length fragment
Description

A flaw in GnuTLS DTLS handshake parsing allows malformed fragments with zero length and non-zero offset, leading to an integer underflow during reassembly and resulting in an out-of-bounds read. This issue is remotely exploitable and may cause information disclosure or denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

April 30, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 5, 2026, 3:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-33845 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat openshift_container_platform
3 Redhat hardened_images
1 Gnu gnutls
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update GnuTLS to fix an integer underflow and out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
  • Update GnuTLS to the latest version.
  • Apply vendor patches for GnuTLS.
  • Review GnuTLS configurations for security.
  • Monitor for unexpected application behavior.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2026-33845 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-33845.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13274 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33845 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450624 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-33845 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-33845 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Enterprise AWS Zero Trust Architecture with ECS Fargate, WAF, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and CloudTrail.

Dockerfile HTML Shell

Updated: 3 days, 15 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 17, 2026, 10:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Makefile Shell Python

Updated: 3 days, 3 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 16, 2026, 7:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 24 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Python Shell Makefile

Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 20, 2025, 4:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-33845 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-33845 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 05, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13274 Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33845 Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450624 Types: Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13274
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A flaw in GnuTLS DTLS handshake parsing allows malformed fragments with zero length and non-zero offset, leading to an integer underflow during reassembly and resulting in an out-of-bounds read. This issue is remotely exploitable and may cause information disclosure or denial of service.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-191
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33845
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450624
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.