A security vulnerability has been detected in tmux up to 3.6a. Affected is the function image_free of the file image.c. Such manipulation leads to use after free. Local access is required to approach this attack. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.7-rc is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is fc6d94a9f8a593bd8b7031650802084385d4ee03. The affected component should be upgraded.

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Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-825
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threat_severity

Low


Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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Description A security vulnerability has been detected in tmux up to 3.6a. Affected is the function image_free of the file image.c. Such manipulation leads to use after free. Local access is required to approach this attack. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.7-rc is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is fc6d94a9f8a593bd8b7031650802084385d4ee03. The affected component should be upgraded.
Title tmux image.c image_free use after free
First Time appeared Tmux
Tmux tmux
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tmux:tmux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tmux
Tmux tmux
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-09T13:28:45.324Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T20:19:58.448Z

Link: CVE-2026-11623

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-09T13:28:41.726Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-09T05:16:30.227

Modified: 2026-06-09T13:33:34.393

Link: CVE-2026-11623

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-06-09T03:15:12Z

Links: CVE-2026-11623 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-13T03:00:06Z

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