CVE-2026-50263
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in CreateSaverWindow(). A client can trigger a use-after-free read after changing window attributes and forcing the screen saver, leading to information disclosure.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Fixed | 2:21.1.23-1 |
| forky | Affected | — |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-50263
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50263.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50263
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485388
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/ecc634f1b2f7aa473d3a267eada98c4918bf9e05
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2026-June/003702.html
- https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-16950
CWEs
CWE-416
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.