Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-105838 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-105838 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-105838?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 6 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Libmikmod before 3.3.14.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-105838?
- Yes: fixed in libmikmod 3.3.14. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-105838 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network or with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-105838?
- Check whether you run Libmikmod at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: libmikmod 3.3.14
Technical details
The vulnerability is a heap out-of-bounds read in load_it.c's IT_ConvertTrack() function, triggered when an IT module file contains patterns with more than 200 rows. The itpat buffer is accessed beyond its bounds, allowing an attacker to read adjacent heap memory. Attack requires the victim to load a malicious IT module file.
Affected products
- libmikmod libmikmod before 3.3.14
Timeline
- 2026-10-06: disclosed