CVE-2026-89160
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2026 at 04:09 AM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 07:34 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPCRE2
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC
Description
PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read during the PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF matching of an invalid UTF subject.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Release Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/releases/tag/pcre2-10.48ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/security/advisories/GHSA-9qww-pwc4-77qqSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125
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