CVE-2026-88341

A reachable assertion vulnerability exists in YARA 4.5.8 when loading crafted .yrc compiled rule files. An attacker can provide a malicious file with an invalid arena configuration (num_buffers=0) that triggers an assertion failure in yr_arena_get_ptr(), causing the application to terminate.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Sep 2026, 15:17

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CWE CWE-617
References () https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/2238 - () https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara/issues/2238 -

22 Sep 2026, 20:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-22 20:17

Updated : 2026-09-24 21:08


NVD link : CVE-2026-88341

Mitre link : CVE-2026-88341

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-88341


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-617

Reachable Assertion