CVE-2026-2642
ggreer the_silver_searcher search.c search_stream null pointer dereference
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Feb 18, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 17, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 1.7 Low | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
the_silver_searcherggreer |
|
References
- VDB-346398 | ggreer the_silver_searcher search.c search_stream null pointer dereferencevdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-346398 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #752769 | ggreer the_silver_searcher master-branch NULL Pointer Dereferencethird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/issues/1558issue-tracking
- https://github.com/oneafter/0119/blob/main/segv1exploit
- https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/product
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