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title: "CVE-2026-79079\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-79079?format=md
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# CVE-2026-79079

Publication date 22 September 2026

Last updated 22 September 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

An issue in CrossWire Xiphos <= 4.3.2 allows a local attacker to execute
arbitrary code via the src/main/url.cc and src/gtk/menu\_popup.c components

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| xiphos | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-79079)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79079)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2026-79079)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-79079)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79079>
* <https://github.com/crosswire/xiphos/pull/1314>
* <https://gist.github.com/lggcs/c1f98ce55ced44472651b9590d9f199a>
* <https://github.com/crosswire/xiphos/pull/1314/commits/68bbe3063b601537d1e505dd1a4560d51811a9e0>