osslsigncode is a tool that implements Authenticode signing and timestamping. Prior to 2.13, an integer underflow vulnerability exists in osslsigncode version 2.12 and earlier in the PE page-hash computation code (pe_page_hash_calc()). When page hash processing is performed on a PE file, the function subtracts hdrsize from pagesize without first validating that pagesize >= hdrsize. If a malicious PE file sets SizeOfHeaders (hdrsize) larger than SectionAlignment (pagesize), the subtraction underflows and produces a very large unsigned length. The code allocates a zero-filled buffer of pagesize bytes and then attempts to hash pagesize - hdrsize bytes from that buffer. After the underflow, this results in an out-of-bounds read from the heap and can crash the process. The vulnerability can be triggered while signing a malicious PE file with page hashing enabled (-ph), or while verifying a malicious signed PE file that already contains page hashes. Verification of an already signed file does not require the verifier to pass -ph. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.13.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-39855 is rated Low Risk (23.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
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| 1 | 2026-04-10 | — | 0.02% | — |
Full EPSS history (1 record total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
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| 5.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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1.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2026-39855 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (osslsigncode), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-39855 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2026-39855 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (osslsigncode), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 6, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-39855 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| osslsigncode_project | osslsigncode | < 2.13 | cpe:2.3:a:osslsigncode_project:osslsigncode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/mtrojnar/osslsigncode/commit/2a5409b7c4b6c6fad2b093531e8fea6cf08e1568 | Patch |
| https://github.com/mtrojnar/osslsigncode/releases/tag/2.13 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/mtrojnar/osslsigncode/security/advisories/GHSA-76vv-x5rr-q3mr | Patch Vendor Advisory |