CVE-2026-120455: biojppm rapidyaml · Out-of-bounds Write
Affects biojppm rapidyamlSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 14:58 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.9 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.1 |
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| biojppmrapidyaml | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubrapidyamlpkg:github/rapidyamlOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted YAML inputs with rapidyaml versions up to 0.16.0 or implement input validation to limit anchors and tags.
Description
CVE-2026-120455 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in rapidyaml versions up to 0.16.0. It occurs in the ParseEngine::_add_annotation() function when processing YAML input with excessive anchors or tags, leading to stack memory corruption and potential process crashes.
References
- github.com/biojppm/rapidyaml/issues/680 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/biojppm/rapidyaml/blob/v0.16.0/src/c4/yml/parse_engine.def.hpp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/biojppm/rapidyaml/blob/v0.16.0/src/c4/yml/parse_engine.def.hpp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/biojppm/rapidyaml/blob/v0.16.0/src/c4/yml/parse_engine.hpp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/biojppm/rapidyaml/releases/tag/v0.16.0 (opens in a new tab)
- hackmd.io/@haindpwn/rapidyaml-parser-annotation-oob-write (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/rapidyaml-through-0.16.0-out-of-bounds-write-via-parseengine-add-annotation (opens in a new tab)