Security Advisory
CVE-2026-77641
6.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
tor before 0.4.9.9 was prone to a NULL write after free when sending a CONFLUX_SWITCH cell fails. The return value of relay_send_command_from_edge() was ignored, so a send failure (which calls circuit_mark_for_close() and removes the leg via cfx_del_leg()) would go undetected, causing the caller to write to the now-freed current leg and resulting in a crash. This is TROVE-2026-017.
Published Date
August 20, 2026
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory