# CVE-2026-103531: OpenSC card-setcos.c setcos\_construct\_fci\_44 stack-based overflow

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-01 · Updated: 2026-10-05

## Affected

- n/a OpenSC: 0.27.0, 0.27.1

## Description

A flaw has been found in OpenSC up to 0.27.1. The impacted element is the function setcos_construct_fci_44 of the file src/libopensc/card-setcos.c. Executing a manipulation of the argument type_attr can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. This patch is called ad730304052937c32b4eb489a06835ac6123632c. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a OpenSC, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/412343
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/412343/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-103531
- https://vuldb.com/submit/956910
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/pull/3812
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/ad730304052937c32b4eb489a06835ac6123632c
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/

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