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FKIE_CVE-2026-2242

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-09 18:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:30
Severity
3.3 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in janet-lang janet up to 1.40.1. This impacts the function janetc_if of the file src/core/specials.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called c43e06672cd9dacf2122c99f362120a17c34b391. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
References
cna@vuldb.comhttps://github.com/janet-lang/janet/Product
cna@vuldb.comhttps://github.com/janet-lang/janet/commit/c43e06672cd9dacf2122c99f362120a17c34b391Patch
cna@vuldb.comhttps://github.com/janet-lang/janet/issues/1700Exploit, Issue Tracking
cna@vuldb.comhttps://github.com/janet-lang/janet/issues/1702Exploit, Issue Tracking
cna@vuldb.comhttps://github.com/oneafter/0123/blob/main/ja2/reproExploit
cna@vuldb.comhttps://vuldb.com/?ctiid.344981Permissions Required, VDB Entry
cna@vuldb.comhttps://vuldb.com/?id.344981Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cna@vuldb.comhttps://vuldb.com/?submit.754495Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
janet-lang janet *
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