CTranslate2 before 4.8.1 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the binary model loader that fails to validate payload length against allocated buffer size. Attackers can craft malicious model files with oversized payload lengths to write past heap allocation boundaries, causing crashes or arbitrary code execution.
History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opennmt
Opennmt ctranslate2
Vendors & Products Opennmt
Opennmt ctranslate2

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Description CTranslate2 before 4.8.1 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the binary model loader that fails to validate payload length against allocated buffer size. Attackers can craft malicious model files with oversized payload lengths to write past heap allocation boundaries, causing crashes or arbitrary code execution.
Title CTranslate2 before 4.8.1 Heap Buffer Overflow via model.bin
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-09-29T14:22:36.087Z

Updated: 2026-09-29T14:49:12.947Z

Reserved: 2026-09-29T13:43:06.440Z

Link: CVE-2026-102566

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T14:48:54.191Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-29T15:17:18.003

Modified: 2026-09-30T17:23:08.953

Link: CVE-2026-102566

cve-icon Redhat

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