CVE-2026-2661 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Squirrel
Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.67%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 18
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in Squirrel up to 3.2. This affects the function SQObjectPtr::operator in the library squirrel/sqobject.h. The manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Packages3 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2026-2661: squirrel3 - A security flaw has been discovered in Squirrel up to 3.2. This affects the func...↗2026