CVE-2026-2642

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 5.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

1.9 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD 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/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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-02-18 06:32Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-02-23 10:16Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-17

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.8)

CNA 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/E:P

Weaknesses

• CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseClass
• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ad62cb255c82e9d5b425fef0f3dc74d81516eb493020983bbb17035bd50a1b40

• vuldb.comVDB-346398 | ggreer the_silver_searcher search.c search_stream null pointer dereferencehttps://vuldb.com/?id.346398vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-346398 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346398signaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comSubmit #752769 | ggreer the_silver_searcher master-branch NULL Pointer Dereferencehttps://vuldb.com/?submit.752769third-party-advisory
• github.comhttps://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/issues/1558issue-tracking
• github.comhttps://github.com/oneafter/0119/blob/main/segv1exploit
• github.comhttps://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/product