CVE-2026-102486
HIGH
CVSS 7.5
Published: 2026-10-21
Modified: 2026-10-22
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Description
Out-of-bounds read in NTS extension field parsing in NTPsec ntpd 1.1.4 through 1.2.5 allows a remote attacker to crash the daemon via an NTS Authenticator and Encrypted Extension Fields (AEEF) field with an oversized nonce length.
Quick Facts
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-102486 |
| CVSS Score | 7.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Published | 2026-10-21 |
| Exploited | No |
| CISA KEV | No |
| PoC | Not public |