Immediate
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CVE-2026-44602
LOW
CVE
⚠ Unpatched · Zero-day◉ PoC 公开
Lifecycle 4/7
Tor up to 0.4.9.7 null pointer dereference
LIFECYCLE
3.7
CVSS
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability was found in Tor up to 0.4.9.7 (Network Encryption Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. Upgrading to version 0.4.9.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch df7d5174ef41814d806c8ede776e230cd30ac12b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.torproject.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
Root Cause Analysis
The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
Impact: As an impact it is known to affect availability.
Countermeasure: Upgrading to version 0.4.9.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch df7d5174ef41814d806c8ede776e230cd30ac12b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.torproject.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
Impact: As an impact it is known to affect availability.
Countermeasure: Upgrading to version 0.4.9.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch df7d5174ef41814d806c8ede776e230cd30ac12b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.torproject.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
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Mitigation Plan - Sorted by Priority
High
Enable extra access controls, WAF/ACL, or reverse-proxy rules for Tor.
High
Use logs and IOCs to hunt through production traffic and confirm whether exploitation traces already exist.
Medium
Keep this issue on the watch list and follow vendor advisories, rollback notices, and new variants.
Vulnerability Lifecycle - Click each stage to inspect details
The issue has entered HackerTop VulnFeed and is now being tracked by the community.
The vulnerability has been synchronized into the platform and entered the visible triage flow.
Initial impact validation is complete based on current disclosure, technical details, and public intelligence.
A public proof path already exists for reference.
No in-the-wild exploitation has been confirmed yet, but monitoring should continue.
No vendor patch is available yet. Apply temporary mitigations first.
Reduce exposure, restrict access, and inspect logs until a permanent fix is available.
3.7
CVSS
Temp Score
3.7
LOW
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric Details
Attack Vector
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality Impact
Confidentiality Impact
High
Integrity Impact
Integrity Impact
High
Availability Impact
Availability Impact
High
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CVE-2026-44602 · CVSS 3.7 · Active Threat
