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CVE-2021-44078

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-697

Description

An issue was discovered in split_region in uc.c in Unicorn Engine before 2.0.0-rc5. It allows local attackers to escape the sandbox. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute crafted code in the target sandbox in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the virtual memory manager. The issue results from the faulty comparison of GVA and GPA while calling uc_mem_map_ptr to free part of a claimed memory block. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the host machine.

Affected products

• Unicorn-Engine Unicorn Engine: through 1.0.3; 2.0.0-rc1, 2.0.0-rc2, 2.0.0-rc3, 2.0.0-rc4

References

• https://gist.github.com/jwang-a/cb4b6e9551457aa299066076b836a2cd
• https://github.com/jwang-a/CTF/blob/master/MyChallenges/Pwn/Unicorns_Aisle/UnicornsAisle.pdf
• https://github.com/unicorn-engine/unicorn/commit/c733bbada356b0373fa8aa72c044574bb855fd24
• https://github.com/unicorn-engine/unicorn/compare/2.0.0-rc4...2.0.0-rc5
• https://www.unicorn-engine.org/changelog/
• https://gist.github.com/jwang-a/cb4b6e9551457aa299066076b836a2cd
• https://github.com/jwang-a/CTF/blob/master/MyChallenges/Pwn/Unicorns_Aisle/UnicornsAisle.pdf
• https://github.com/unicorn-engine/unicorn/commit/c733bbada356b0373fa8aa72c044574bb855fd24
• https://github.com/unicorn-engine/unicorn/compare/2.0.0-rc4...2.0.0-rc5
• https://www.unicorn-engine.org/changelog/

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