CVE-2026-88054: tesseract · Out-of-bounds Read
Affects tesseractSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.
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:N/VI:N/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 loading untrusted or crafted .traineddata models to prevent denial of service. Monitor vendor advisories for updates regarding a patch or official remediation.
Description
CVE-2026-88054 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the tesseract-ocr engine versions 5.5.3 and earlier. It occurs when a crafted .traineddata model with a zero-length stack for certain network layers is processed, leading to a dereference of an invalid pointer and a deterministic crash causing denial of service. No patch or fixed release is currently available.