A vulnerability has been found in BareBones BBEdit up to 15.5.5. (CVE-2026-82605)
Description
A vulnerability in BareBones BBEdit up to version 15.5.5 exists in the Lasso Language Tokenizer component, which can be manipulated to cause an infinite loop. This issue can be triggered remotely and results in a denial of service condition. Upgrading to version 16.0 resolves the vulnerability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-82605 describes a moderate severity vulnerability in BareBones BBEdit versions up to 15.5.5. The flaw resides in an unspecified function within the Lasso Language Tokenizer component, where crafted input can cause the application to enter an infinite loop. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely without privileges and requires user interaction. The impact is limited to availability, causing a denial of service. The vendor has addressed this issue in version 16.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause an infinite loop in the affected component, leading to denial of service (application hang or crash). There is no confidentiality or integrity impact reported. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade BareBones BBEdit to version 16.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigations are specified or required.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-hcgm-vv9f-xh79
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-82605"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a95a0ffacd9273b4947e923
Added to database: 08/31/2026, 15:42:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 11:22:38 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 18:48:24 UTC
Views: 34
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