FKIE_CVE-2026-9541

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-26 14:16 - Updated: 2026-07-23 11:10
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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.
References
cna@vuldb.comhttps://github.com/albertodemichelis/squirrel/issues/327Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch
cna@vuldb.comhttps://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/squirrel-sqobject-readobject-neg-len-oobExploit
cna@vuldb.comhttps://vuldb.com/submit/814826Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cna@vuldb.comhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/365602Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cna@vuldb.comhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/365602/ctiPermissions Required, VDB Entry
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/albertodemichelis/squirrel/issues/327Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
squirrel-lang squirrel *
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          "vendor": "n/a",
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