7.4High
Pcre Pcre2
CVE-2026-89161
In PCRE2 before 10.48, pcre2_jit_match mishandles a previously copied subject being passed in as a context. An incorrect free operation can occur.
What this means for your business
- It affects Pcre2. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.1% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 1% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Pcre2, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.4 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-590
- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- Last modified
- 2026-09-16
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Pcre Pcre2- 10.48, 10.48
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.