CVE-2026-90698: Out-of-Bounds Read in memcached
A security flaw has been discovered in memcached 1.6.41/1.6.42/1.6.43. This vulnerability affects the function try_read_command_asciiauth of the file proto_text.c of the component mcmc Tokenizer. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 1.6.44 is able to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as af05c9302bba508b736c3da1d5670f63fe8b7db4. You should upgrade the affected component.
CVE-2026-90698: Out-of-Bounds Read in memcached
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in memcached 1.6.41/1.6.42/1.6.43. This vulnerability affects the function try_read_command_asciiauth of the file proto_text.c of the component mcmc Tokenizer. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 1.6.44 is able to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as af05c9302bba508b736c3da1d5670f63fe8b7db4. You should upgrade the affected component.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
memcached
cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-13T05:23:49.531Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa7b48955bf5e2cf5cae8dd
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 08:47:05 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 08:47:05 UTC
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