CVE-2026-88053: 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 7% 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 avoid processing untrusted or specially crafted .traineddata files until a patch is released. Monitor vendor advisories for updates regarding remediation.
Description
CVE-2026-88053 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 occurs in the Classify::ReadIntTemplates function when processing crafted .traineddata files, where certain counts are used as loop bounds without proper validation. This can lead to heap corruption, crashes, or potentially controlled memory corruption during legacy-classifier initialization before OCR processing starts. No official fix or patch is available as of the latest review.