CVE-2026-2655

Severity CVSS v4.0:

LOW

Type:

CWE-119 Buffer Errors

Publication date:

18/02/2026

Last modified:

19/02/2026

Description

A vulnerability was detected in ChaiScript up to 6.1.0. The impacted element is the function chaiscript::str_less::operator of the file include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local approach. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.00 LOW
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): None
Integrity (VI): None
Availability (VA): Low
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None
Exploit Maturity (E): POC

Base Score 4.0

2.00

Severity 4.0

LOW

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.50 LOW
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x

2.50

Severity 3.x

LOW

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.00 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical