CVE-2026-2655

A vulnerability was detected in ChaiScript up to 6.1.0. The impacted element is the function chaiscript::str_less::operator of the file include/chaiscript/chaiscript_defines.hpp. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local approach. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/ Product
https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632 Vendor Advisory Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632#issue-3827824936 Vendor Advisory Exploit Issue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346453 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.346453 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.752788 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632 Vendor Advisory Exploit Issue Tracking
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:chaiscript:chaiscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

19 Feb 2026, 17:22

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First Time Chaiscript
Chaiscript chaiscript
CPE cpe:2.3:a:chaiscript:chaiscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/ - () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/ - Product
References () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632 - () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632 - Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632#issue-3827824936 - () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632#issue-3827824936 - Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Issue Tracking
References () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346453 - () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346453 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/?id.346453 - () https://vuldb.com/?id.346453 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/?submit.752788 - () https://vuldb.com/?submit.752788 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

18 Feb 2026, 15:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632 - () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632 -

18 Feb 2026, 14:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-18 14:16

Updated : 2026-02-19 17:22


NVD link : CVE-2026-2655

Mitre link : CVE-2026-2655

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-2655


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Products Affected

chaiscript

  • chaiscript
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-416

Use After Free