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CVE-2026-5958

CVE

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
1
occurrences
First Seen
May 4, 2026
Last Seen
May 4, 2026
API
Exploited in Wild
Ransomware Use
Public Exploits
Attack Vector

Vulnerability Overview

Exploitation Activity

Exploitation Intelligence

A critical security vulnerability has been identified in the GNU stream editor (sed) affecting multiple Ubuntu releases, including 26.04 LTS, 25.10, 24.04 LTS, and 22.04 LTS. Discovered by Michał Majchrowicz and Marcin Wyczechowski, the flaw arises from sed's improper handling of symbolic links duri...

Public Exploits

Checking GitHub for proof-of-concept code…