CVE-2026-2642
LOWthe_silver_searcher <= 2.2.0 - Denial of Service via Null Pointer Dereference in search_stream
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Permissions Required, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.346398
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346398
Permissions Required, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.752769
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/issues/1558
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
4.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-404
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (3)
ggreer/the_silver_searcher
2.0
ggreer/the_silver_searcher
2.1
ggreer/the_silver_searcher
2.2.0
Published
Feb 18, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026