CVE-2026-89162

libpcre2-16-0: In PCRE2 before 10.48, pcre2_serialize_encode might disclose two bytes to an adversary, typically in a situation wher...

CVE-2026-89162 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89162, released September 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
3.3
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0016
4th percentile

In PCRE2 before 10.48, pcre2_serialize_encode might disclose two bytes to an adversary, typically in a situation where the access available to the adversary is already unsafe.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libpcre2-16-0 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 libpcre2-16-0 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 29, 2026
libpcre2-32-0 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 libpcre2-32-0 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 29, 2026
libpcre2-8-0 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 libpcre2-8-0 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 29, 2026
libpcre2-posix3 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 libpcre2-posix3 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 29, 2026
mingw-pcre2 · Fedora 43 10.48-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-98F3F016C4 Sep 15, 2026
mingw32-pcre2 · Fedora 43 10.48-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-98F3F016C4 Sep 15, 2026
mingw32-pcre2-debuginfo · Fedora 43 10.48-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-98F3F016C4 Sep 15, 2026
mingw32-pcre2-static · Fedora 43 10.48-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-98F3F016C4 Sep 15, 2026
mingw64-pcre2 · Fedora 43 10.48-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-98F3F016C4 Sep 15, 2026
mingw64-pcre2-debuginfo · Fedora 43 10.48-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-98F3F016C4 Sep 15, 2026
mingw64-pcre2-static · Fedora 43 10.48-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-98F3F016C4 Sep 15, 2026
pcre2 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 10.46-1~deb13u2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89162 Sep 11, 2026
pcre2 · Debian 14 10.48-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-89162 Sep 11, 2026
pcre2 · opensuse-leap 16.0 10.45-160000.4.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21938-1 Sep 23, 2026
pcre2 · sles 16.0 10.45-160000.4.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23906-1 Sep 23, 2026
pcre2-utils · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 pcre2-utils 10.46-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 29, 2026

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