VDB-408585 · CVE-2026-18626 · GCVE-0-2026-18626

RTI Connext Professional Core Libraries out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in RTI Connext Professional. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Core Libraries. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-18626. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in RTI Connext Professional (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Core Libraries. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in RTI Connext Professional (Core Libraries) allows Overread Buffers. This issue affects Connext Professional: from 7.4.0 before 7.7.0.1, from 7.0.0 before 7.3.1.6, from 6.1.0 before 6.1.*, from 6.0.0 before 6.0.*, from 5.3.0 before 5.3.*, from 5.2.0 before 5.2.*, from 5.0.0 before 5.1.*.

The advisory is shared at rti.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-18626 since 08/03/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

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Connext Professional

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/03/2026 CVE reserved
09/22/2026 +50 days Advisory disclosed
09/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rti.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-18626 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-18626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-408585

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2026 20:17
Changes: 09/22/2026 20:17 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103