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
History
19 Feb 2026, 17:22
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Chaiscript
Chaiscript chaiscript |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:chaiscript:chaiscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/ - Product | |
| References | () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632 - Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/issues/632#issue-3827824936 - Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346453 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?id.346453 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () 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 - |
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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
chaiscript
- chaiscript
