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CVE-2026-40489
CVE-2026-40489
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH
editorconfig-core-c is an EditorConfig core library for use by plugins supporting EditorConfig parsing. Versions up to and including 0.12.10 have a stack-based buffer overflow in ec_glob() that allows an attacker to crash any application using libeditorconfig by providing a specially crafted directory structure and .editorconfig file. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-0341. The pcre_str buffer was protected in 0.12.6 but the adjacent l_pattern[8194] stack buffer received no equivalent protection. On Ubuntu 24.04, FORTIFY_SOURCE converts the overflow to SIGABRT (DoS). Version 0.12.11 contains an updated fix.
EPSS 0.02% · 5.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
8.600000381469727
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS Score
0.02%
5.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| editorconfig | editorconfig-core-c | < 0.12.11 |
Timeline
- Apr 18, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 18, 2026 PoC Published
- Apr 20, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 20, 2026 CVE Updated
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
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