Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-40272 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40272 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40272?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 29 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Blackberry QNX Software Development Platform 7.0, 7.1, 8.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40272?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-40272 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-40272?
- Check whether you run Blackberry QNX Software Development Platform 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.
Technical details
An improper input validation vulnerability (CWE-1284) exists in the decode() function within libtraceparser. The flaw is triggered when the library processes a corrupted kernel trace event log (.kev) file. While the attack vector is local, it requires a high degree of complexity and user interaction, as a user must be enticed to open the malicious file. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial-of-service (crash) in any process utilizing the affected library on QNX hosts or targets. The vulnerability affects QNX Software Development Platform versions 7.0, 7.1, and 8.0.
Affected products
- BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform 7.0, 7.1, 8.0
Timeline
- 2026-07-29: advisory: Initial advisory published by BlackBerry and NVD.