Description
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of VS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28173.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ashlar Vellum
Ashlar Vellum cobalt
Vendors & Products Ashlar Vellum
Ashlar Vellum cobalt

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of VS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28173.
Title Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Ashlar Vellum Cobalt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T19:22:47.932Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T17:43:39.304Z

Link: CVE-2026-19781

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T19:22:44.403Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-15T19:17:17.987

Modified: 2026-09-15T20:17:12.510

Link: CVE-2026-19781

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T20:45:20Z

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