CVE-2026-90698
A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.
- Published2026-09-14
- WeaknessCWE-119 · CWE-125
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Description
A security flaw has been discovered in memcached 1.6.41/1.6.42/1.6.43. This vulnerability affects the function try_read_command_asciiauth of the file proto_text.c of the component mcmc Tokenizer. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 1.6.44 is able to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as af05c9302bba508b736c3da1d5670f63fe8b7db4. You should upgrade the affected component.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2026-09-1409:17CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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Versions per branch
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
memcached: memcached: Denial of Service due to out-of-bounds read
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Fix
- Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security CVE-2026-90698 · 7 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/
- Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2026-90698 · 7 productsTo reduce exposure, restrict network access to the memcached service. Configure memcached to listen only on trusted interfaces or localhost, preventing remote attackers from reaching the vulnerable component. For example, modify the memcached service configuration to bind to 127.0.0.1 or a specific…
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CVSS 4.0 vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- Last Modified
- 2026-09-15
- NVD status
- Deferred
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