FreeBSD ZFS up to p0.x/p6/p10/p15 Heal Receive Path ZFS_IOC_RECV_NEW memory corruption
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in FreeBSD ZFS up to p0.x/p6/p10/p15. It has been classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ZFS_IOC_RECV_NEW of the component Heal Receive Path. This manipulation causes memory corruption.
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-49430. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in FreeBSD ZFS up to p0.x/p6/p10/p15. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ZFS_IOC_RECV_NEW of the component Heal Receive Path. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The ZFS_IOC_RECV_NEW ioctl, in the heal receive path, similarly truncated a 64-bit payload size to a 32-bit integer for allocation, then used the original 64-bit size as the length for a byteswap operation. A local user with the "receive" delegated ZFS permission can trigger kernel memory corruption via ZFS_IOC_RECV_NEW by sending a crafted receive stream in heal mode.
It is possible to read the advisory at security.freebsd.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-49430 since 05/29/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/19/2026).
Upgrading to version p1, p7, p11 or p16 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: ZFS p1/p7/p11/p16
Timeline
05/29/2026 CVE reserved08/19/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/19/2026 VulDB entry created
08/19/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: security.freebsd.orgStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-49430 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-49430
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-392887
Entry
Created: 08/19/2026 07:30Changes: 08/19/2026 07:30 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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