CVE-2026-88049: tesseract · Out-of-bounds Write
Affects tesseractSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- 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.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tesseract-ocrtesseract | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubtesseract-ocr/tesseractpkg:github/tesseract-ocr/tesseractOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Users should monitor vendor advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, avoid processing untrusted or specially crafted NT_LSTM layers with vulnerable versions of tesseract. Consider applying additional runtime protections such as memory safety tools or sandboxing to limit impact.
Description
CVE-2026-88049 is a high-severity heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the open source OCR engine tesseract, affecting version 5.5.3 and earlier. The flaw arises from insufficient bounds checking in certain functions handling LSTM network data, allowing a crafted NT_LSTM layer to cause heap corruption during recognition. This can lead to crashes or potentially controlled memory corruption. No official fix or patch is available as of the latest review.