Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-82604BareBones BBEdit Java Language recursion
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in BBEdit from BareBones. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw has been found in BareBones BBEdit up to 15.5.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Java Language Module. This manipulation causes uncontrolled recursion. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Upgrading to version 16.0 is recommended to address this issue. You should upgrade the affected component.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-674, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-397106 | BareBones BBEdit Java Language recursion vdb-entry
- VDB-397106 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-82604 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #892839 | BareBones BBEdit 15.5.5 Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://ciphersecuritylabs.com/research/articles/fuzzing-bbedit-language-modules-stack-exhaustion-and-infinite-loop-dos-bugs related
- https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/notes-16.0.html related
- https://www.barebones.com/store/bbedit_upgrades.html patch