CVE-2026-90698

A security flaw has been discovered in memcached 1.6.41/1.6.42/1.6.43. This vulnerability affects the function try_read_command_asciiauth of the file proto_text.c of the component mcmc Tokenizer. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 1.6.44 is able to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as af05c9302bba508b736c3da1d5670f63fe8b7db4. You should upgrade the affected component.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/memcached/memcached/
https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/af05c9302bba508b736c3da1d5670f63fe8b7db4
https://github.com/memcached/memcached/releases/tag/1.6.44
https://protectiv.ph/research/memcached-asciiauth-empty-line-dos
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90698
https://vuldb.com/submit/916217
https://vuldb.com/submit/916219
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403231
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403231/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-14 09:17

Updated : 2026-09-15 16:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-90698

Mitre link : CVE-2026-90698

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90698

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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