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CVE-2026-89162

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-09-11 · updated 2026-09-16
• Weakness: CWE-669

Description

In PCRE2 before 10.48, pcre2_serialize_encode might disclose two bytes to an adversary, typically in a situation where the access available to the adversary is already unsafe.

Affected products

• PCRE2: from 10.45 before 10.48; 10.48-rc1 — fixed in 10.48

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PCRE2 10.48. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/releases/tag/pcre2-10.48
• https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/security/advisories/GHSA-q7rw-r7qq-2hx6

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