CVE-2026-2642

Summary

A security vulnerability has been detected in ggreer the_silver_searcher up to 2.2.0. The impacted element is the function search_stream of the file src/search.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
ggreerthe_silver_searcher2.0affected
ggreerthe_silver_searcher2.1affected
ggreerthe_silver_searcher2.2.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
  • CWE-404: Denial of Service

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References