7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2026-116620
Tencent RapidJSON Regex stream.h Take out-of-bounds
Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Tencent RapidJSON up to 1.1.0. This issue affects the function GenericStringStream<UTF8<char>>::Take in the library include/rapidjson/stream.h of the component Regex Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 27, 2026, 1:19 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 27, 2026, 1:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tencent rapidjson
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Tencent RapidJSON to a version later than 1.1.0 to fix out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
  • Update Tencent RapidJSON library to a secure version.
  • Apply security patches provided by the vendor.
  • Review code for similar vulnerabilities.
  • Restrict access to vulnerable components.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-116620.

URL Resource
https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/
https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/issues/2401
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116620
https://vuldb.com/submit/1024236
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426552
https://vuldb.com/vuln/426552/cti
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A security vulnerability has been detected in Tencent RapidJSON up to 1.1.0. This issue affects the function GenericStringStream<UTF8<char>>::Take in the library include/rapidjson/stream.h of the component Regex Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116620.json">CVE-2026-116620</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/
    Added Reference https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/issues/2401
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116620
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/submit/1024236
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/426552
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/426552/cti
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