CVE-2026-2642
low
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS v2
1.7
VIR risk
3.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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References
CWEs
CWE-404 CWE-476
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.