CVE-2022-23946

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon GCodeNumber parsing functionality of KiCad EDA 6.0.1 and master commit de006fc010. A specially-crafted gerber or excellon file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-121 CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Feb 4, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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