Description
The PCRE2 library is a set of C functions that implement regular expression pattern matching. In version 10.45, a heap-buffer-overflow read vulnerability exists in the PCRE2 regular expression matching engine, specifically within the handling of the (*scs:...) (Scan SubString) verb when combined with (*ACCEPT) in src/pcre2_match.c. This vulnerability may potentially lead to information disclosure if the out-of-bounds data read during the memcmp affects the final match result in a way observable by the attacker. This issue has been resolved in version 10.46.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/security/advisories/GHSA-c2gv-xgf5-5cc2
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/commit/a141712e5967d448c7ce13090ab530c8e3d82254
Release Notes x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2/releases/tag/pcre2-10.46
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
10.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
CWE-122
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
pcre/pcre2
10.45
Published
Aug 27, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026