CVE-2026-89156PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read after a JIT fallback when an attacker can provide invalid UTF data.
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PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read after a JIT fallback when an attacker can provide invalid UTF data.
- CVSS
- 2.9 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
PCRE PCRE2 pcre:pcre2 (from the name) | from 10.34 before 10.48 | CNA record |
pcre pcre2 pcre:pcre2 | before 10.48; 10.48 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/releases/tag/pcre2-10.48release-notes
- https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/security/advisories/GHSA-2p8c-ff85-vh9xexploit, mitigation, vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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