CVE-2026-2869 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting janet-lang janet versions up to 1.40.1, specifically within the janetc_varset function in src/core/specials.c. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), requires local access for exploitation and could lead to a denial of service. While an exploit is publicly available, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage. Organizations should upgrade to janet-lang janet version 1.41.0 to remediate this issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.40.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:janet-lang:janet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.