CVE-2026-90698
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 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
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.86%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 57
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-119, CWE-125
Referencias
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/af05c9302bba508b736c3da1d5670f63fe8b7db4
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/releases/tag/1.6.44
- https://protectiv.ph/research/memcached-asciiauth-empty-line-dos
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90698
- https://vuldb.com/submit/916217
- https://vuldb.com/submit/916219
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403231
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403231/cti
JSON original (NVD)
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