CVE-2026-86716 (GCVE-0-2026-86716)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-08 18:45
Modified
2026-09-08 19:08
CWE
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in Cesanta mJS up to 1.26. Affected is the function skip_spaces_and_comments of the file src/mjs_tok.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
References
https://vuldb.com/vuln/399773 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/399773/cti signature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-86716 third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/910881 third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/910882 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/cesanta/mjs/issues/324 exploit, issue-tracking
https://github.com/cesanta/mjs/ product
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Cesanta mJS Version: 1.0
Version: 1.1
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.3
Version: 1.4
Version: 1.5
Version: 1.6
Version: 1.7
Version: 1.8
Version: 1.9
Version: 1.10
Version: 1.11
Version: 1.12
Version: 1.13
Version: 1.14
Version: 1.15
Version: 1.16
Version: 1.17
Version: 1.18
Version: 1.19
Version: 1.20
Version: 1.21
Version: 1.22
Version: 1.23
Version: 1.24
Version: 1.25
Version: 1.26
    cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mjs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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