Vulnerability · Published Feb 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-2644niklasso minisat DIMACS File SolverTypes.h value out-of-bounds
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity out-of-bounds read in minisat from niklasso. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A weakness has been identified in niklasso minisat up to 2.2.0. This issue affects the function Solver::value in the library core/SolverTypes.h of the component DIMACS File Parser. This manipulation of the argument variable index with the input 2147483648 causes out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | minisat2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2644 |
| Debian:13 | minisat2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2644 |
| Debian:14 | minisat2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2644 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | minisat2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2644 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | minisat2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2644 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | minisat2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2644 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | minisat2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2644 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | minisat2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2644 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-346406 | niklasso minisat DIMACS File SolverTypes.h value out-of-bounds vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-346406 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #752775 | niklasso minisat master-branch Heap-based Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/niklasso/minisat/issues/55 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/niklasso/minisat/issues/55#issue-3832527387 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/niklasso/minisat/ product