CVE-2026-9541 (GCVE-0-2026-9541)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-26 11:45 – Updated: 2026-05-26 15:18
VLAI
Title
Squirrel Cnut File sqobject.cpp ReadObject heap-based overflow
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in Squirrel up to 3.2. Impacted is the function ReadObject of the file squirrel/sqobject.cpp of the component Cnut File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Squirrel Affected: 3.0
Affected: 3.1
Affected: 3.2
    cpe:2.3:a:squirrel:squirrel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Credits
biniam (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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