CVE-2026-82604: BareBones BBEdit Java Language recursion

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-31 · updated 2026-08-31
Weakness: CWE-404

Description

A flaw has been found in BareBones BBEdit up to 15.5.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Java Language Module. This manipulation causes uncontrolled recursion. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Upgrading to version 16.0 is recommended to address this issue. You should upgrade the affected component.

Affected products

BareBones BBEdit: 15.5.0, 15.5.1, 15.5.2, 15.5.3, 15.5.4, 15.5.5

References

https://ciphersecuritylabs.com/research/articles/fuzzing-bbedit-language-modules-stack-exhaustion-and-infinite-loop-dos-bugs
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-82604
https://vuldb.com/submit/892839
https://vuldb.com/vuln/397106
https://vuldb.com/vuln/397106/cti
https://www.barebones.com/store/bbedit_upgrades.html
https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/notes-16.0.html

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