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CVE-2026-102566: OpenNMT CTranslate2 · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects OpenNMT CTranslate2Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High : upgrade to 4.8.1 soon.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.8.1
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade CTranslate2 and opennmt/CTranslate2 to 4.8.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
OpenNMTCTranslate2Affected
  • <4.8.1
Fixed in
  • 4.8.1
GitHubopennmt/CTranslate2pkg:github/opennmt/CTranslate2Other threatsAffected
  • <4.8.1
Fixed in
  • 4.8.1

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AI-suggested

Upgrade to CTranslate2 version 4.8.1 or later, where this heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been fixed. Patch status is confirmed by the version range affected and the fixed version 4.8.1. No other mitigations are indicated.

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.

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