CVE-2026-86145: PCRE2 before 10.48 allows a pcre2_dfa_match out-of-bounds write because reuse of a cached workspace block, in a recursive DFA matching workspace, lacks a size check (even though a newly allocated block, for the same purpose, does have a size check). This outcome requires an attacker-controlled regular expression, or a recursive pattern in conjunction with a small heap limit (this can be set through the API).
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.2)
- CVSS Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Patch Tuesday
- 2026-Sep
- Released
- 2026-09-06
- Last Updated
- 2026-09-07
- EPSS Score
- 0.37% (percentile: 30.4%)
Affected Products (1)
Other
Security Updates (1)
Revision History
- 2026-09-06: Information published.
- 2026-09-07: Information published.