CVE-2026-2642
ggreer the_silver_searcher search.c search_stream null pointer dereference
CVSS Score
3.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A security vulnerability has been detected in ggreer the_silver_searcher up to 2.2.0. The impacted element is the function search_stream of the file src/search.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
| CWE | CWE-476 CWE-404 |
| Vendor | ggreer |
| Product | the_silver_searcher |
| Published | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Feb 23, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
ggreer / the_silver_searcher
2.0 2.1 2.2.0
References
vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?id.346398 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346398 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?submit.752769 github.com: https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/issues/1558 github.com: https://github.com/oneafter/0119/blob/main/segv1 github.com: https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/
Credits
🔍 Oneafter (VulDB User)