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TI-2026-09004 Aliases CVE-2026-10268GHSA-gqw4-cq8m-g989

janet-lang janet marsh.c unmarshal_one_fiber integer overflow

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A weakness has been identified in janet-lang janet up to 1.41.0. This vulnerability affects the function unmarshal_one_fiber of the file src/core/marsh.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to integer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called d9b1d711ea1fde52ac73a82088b512a3e17bad0d. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00121 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
janet-langjanet1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.7; 1.8; 1.9; 1.10; 1.11; 1.12; 1.13; 1.14; 1.15; 1.16; 1.17; 1.18; 1.19; 1.20; 1.21; 1.22; 1.23; 1.24; 1.25; 1.26; 1.27; 1.28; 1.29; 1.30; 1.31; 1.32; 1.33; 1.34; 1.35; 1.36; 1.37; 1.38; 1.39; 1.40; 1.41.0—No fix listedCNA
  • janet Vendorjanet-lang Affected 1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.7; 1.8; 1.9; 1.10; 1.11; 1.12; 1.13; 1.14; 1.15; 1.16; 1.17; 1.18; 1.19; 1.20; 1.21; 1.22; 1.23; 1.24; 1.25; 1.26; 1.27; 1.28; 1.29; 1.30; 1.31; 1.32; 1.33; 1.34; 1.35; 1.36; 1.37; 1.38; 1.39; 1.40; 1.41.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:janet-lang:janet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——janet-lang
  • cpe:2.3:a:janet-lang:janet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·janet-lang

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-10268
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqw4-cq8m-g989

References

  • TI-2026-09003 janet-lang janet debug.c doframe out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-02464 janet-lang janet handleattr specials.c janetc_varset out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-01889 janet-lang janet specials.c janetc_if out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-01887 janet-lang janet compile.c janetc_pop_funcdef out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2022-12896 Janet before 1.22.0 mishandles arrays. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-01888 janet-lang janet os.c os_strftime out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8

Sources