Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-9521fraillt bitsery std_smart_ptr.h loadFromSharedState improper validation of specified type of input
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in bitsery from fraillt. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A security vulnerability has been detected in fraillt bitsery up to 5.2.4. Affected is the function loadFromSharedState in the library include/bitsery/ext/std_smart_ptr.h. Such manipulation leads to improper validation of specified type of input. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 5.2.5 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 66d16516e24893bebc1c8af52bf2fe9ad0735061. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1287, CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-365541 | fraillt bitsery std_smart_ptr.h loadFromSharedState improper validation of specified type of input vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-365541 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #814457 | fraillt bitsery 5.2.4 CWE-1287, CWE-843 (Type Confusion) third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/TrebledJ/750abc64a826f19dd2d6774724629b71 exploit
- https://github.com/fraillt/bitsery/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#525-2025-10-09 release-notes
- https://github.com/fraillt/bitsery/commit/66d16516e24893bebc1c8af52bf2fe9ad0735061 patch
- https://github.com/fraillt/bitsery/releases/tag/v5.2.5 patch
- https://github.com/fraillt/bitsery/ product