CVE-2026-56859 Affecting volcano-fips package, versions <1.15.1-r2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-VOLCANOFIPS-18844077
  • published15 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-56859  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard volcano-fips to version 1.15.1-r2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream volcano-fips package and not the volcano-fips package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

Previously, DecodeElement would reset the depth counter causing it to never fire; this could lead to stack exhaustion.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1