CVE-2026-102566 json
CTranslate2 before 4.8.1 Heap Buffer Overflow via model.bin
published last mo. modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-88967
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
CTranslate2 before 4.8.1 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the binary model loader that fails to validate payload length against allocated buffer size. Attackers can craft malicious model files with oversized payload lengths to write past heap allocation boundaries, causing crashes or arbitrary code execution.
Patch / fix
- OpenNMT CTranslate2 4.8.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last mo.
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- OpenNMT CTranslate2
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
github.com
/OpenNMT/CTranslate2/pull/2068
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/OpenNMT/CTranslate2/commit/d9b991e0700933a0c05373df8b52ed89cdcab96d
patch
-
github.com
/OpenNMT/CTranslate2/blob/v4.8.0/src/models/model.cc#L656-L657
technical-description
-
github.com
/OpenNMT/CTranslate2/releases/tag/v4.8.1
release-notes
-
github.com
/OpenNMT/CTranslate2
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/ctranslate2-before-4.8.1-heap-buffer-overflow-via-model-bin
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-102566
- NVD CVE-2026-102566
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