CVE-2026-8261

May 11, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

2.0
Low

Description

A vulnerability was determined in Squirrel up to 3.2. This affects the function SQFunctionProto::Load of the file squirrel/sqobject.cpp. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Squirrel
  • Squirrel
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a squirrel squirrel / / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/albertodemichelis/squirrel/issues/326
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/squirrel-sqobject-functionproto-load-intovf-lineinfos
https://vuldb.com/submit/809904
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362558
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362558/cti
https://github.com/albertodemichelis/squirrel/issues/326
https://vuldb.com/submit/809904

Tags

CWE-119
[email protected]
2026-05-11
CVE-2026-8261

CVSS Score

2.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 11, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
Last Modified: May 11, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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