Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2026 · Assigned by GovTech CSG
CVE-2026-24810A buffer overflow in rethinkdb/rethinkdb
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity buffer overflow in rethinkdb from rethinkdb. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in rethinkdb (src/cjson modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files cJSON.Cc. This issue affects rethinkdb: through v2.4.4.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red