CVE-2026-89162

In PCRE2 before 10.48, pcre2_serialize_encode might disclose two bytes to an adversary, typically in a situation where the access available to the adversary is already unsafe.

CVSS v3 2.9 LOW

2.9^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.4 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/releases/tag/pcre2-10.48	Release Notes
https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/security/advisories/GHSA-q7rw-r7qq-2hx6	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:10.48:rc1::::::

History

16 Sep 2026, 18:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:pcre:pcre2:10.48:rc1::::::
References	~~() https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/releases/tag/pcre2-10.48 -~~	() https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/releases/tag/pcre2-10.48 - Release Notes
References	~~() https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/security/advisories/GHSA-q7rw-r7qq-2hx6 -~~	() https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/security/advisories/GHSA-q7rw-r7qq-2hx6 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
First Time		Pcre Pcre pcre2

Information

Published : 2026-09-11 05:16

Updated : 2026-09-16 18:56

NVD link : CVE-2026-89162

Mitre link : CVE-2026-89162

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-89162

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pcre

pcre2

CWE

CWE-669

Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

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