A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the invert_pt_dynamic function in p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 4.0.0 via a crafted Mach-O file.

published 2022-08-25 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-20298

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

distros 2

debian alpine

upx-ucl Debian 14, Debian 13 4.2.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27796

upx Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +5 more 4.0.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-27796

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/392 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a upx

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References

github.com /upx/upx/issues/392
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-27796
NVD CVE-2020-27796

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Summary