Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-89160
Low 3.7
In plain English
A low-severity out-of-bounds read in PCRE2 from PCRE. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
PCRE2 before 10.48 has a pcre2_match out-of-bounds read during the PCRE2_MATCH_INVALID_UTF matching of an invalid UTF subject.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | pcre2 | 10.44-1.5.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:81522 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pcre2 | 10.40-7.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:81532 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | pcre2-devel | 10.44-1.5.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:81522 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pcre2-devel | 10.40-7.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:81532 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | pcre2-static | 10.44-1.5.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:81522 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | pcre2-syntax | 10.44-1.5.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:81522 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pcre2-syntax | 10.40-7.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:81532 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | pcre2-tools | 10.44-1.5.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:81522 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pcre2-tools | 10.40-7.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:81532 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | pcre2-utf16 | 10.44-1.5.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:81522 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pcre2-utf16 | 10.40-7.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:81532 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | pcre2-utf32 | 10.44-1.5.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:81522 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pcre2-utf32 | 10.40-7.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:81532 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | pcre2 | 10.43-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | pcre2 | 10.46-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | pcre2 | 10.48-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | pcre2 | 10.48-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Debian:12 | pcre2 | 10.42-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Debian:13 | pcre2 | 10.46-1~deb13u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Debian:14 | pcre2 | 10.48-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | pcre2 | 0:10.44-1.5.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:81522 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | pcre2 | 0:10.40-7.el9_8 | RLSA-2026:81532 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pcre2 | 10.39-3ubuntu0.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pcre2 | 10.39-3ubuntu0.2 | USN-8974-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | pcre2 | 10.42-4ubuntu2.2 | USN-8974-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | pcre2 | 10.42-4ubuntu2.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | pcre2 | 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89160 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | pcre2 | 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8974-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | pcre2 | 10.46-1ubuntu1 | USN-8974-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | pcre2 | 10.46-1ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-89160 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L