A vulnerability was determined in Squirrel up to 3.2. This affects the function SQFunctionProto::Load of the file squirrel/sqobject.cpp. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. 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.
History

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 11 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 May 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Albertodemichelis
Albertodemichelis squirrel
Vendors & Products Albertodemichelis
Albertodemichelis squirrel

Mon, 11 May 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was determined in Squirrel up to 3.2. This affects the function SQFunctionProto::Load of the file squirrel/sqobject.cpp. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. 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.
Title Squirrel sqobject.cpp Load heap-based overflow
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2026-05-11T01:30:11.394Z

Updated: 2026-05-11T14:26:06.632Z

Reserved: 2026-05-10T15:23:11.668Z

Link: CVE-2026-8261

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T14:24:55.622Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-11T02:16:27.750

Modified: 2026-05-13T14:47:15.150

Link: CVE-2026-8261

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-11T01:30:11Z

Links: CVE-2026-8261 - Bugzilla