CVE-2026-73067: tesseract · Out-of-bounds Read
Affects tesseractSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium : upgrade to 5.5.3 when convenient.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.5.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Aug 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 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade tesseract and tesseract-ocr/tesseract to 5.5.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tesseract-ocrtesseract | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubtesseract-ocr/tesseractpkg:github/tesseract-ocr/tesseractOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade to Tesseract version 5.5.3 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is documented. Patch status is confirmed fixed in 5.5.3.
Description
Tesseract is an open source OCR engine. Prior to 5.5.3, a crafted .traineddata model loaded through TessBaseAPI::Init can cause SquishedDawg::read_squished_dawg in src/dict/dawg.cpp to accept an unterminated forward-edge run, after which SquishedDawg::Load calls num_forward_edges(0) and last_edge in src/dict/dawg.h reads beyond edges_, causing a heap out-of-bounds read and process crash before image processing. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.3.
References
- github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/security/advisories/GHSA-x3vq-7rr7-5x3h (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/issues/4580 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/pull/4581 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/commit/55287a94b8044c05ce3fd10f5aca6ebbd238e518 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/commit/82727cc11c34eaf1249af002d69f6bbae70993b9 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/releases/tag/5.5.3 (opens in a new tab)