CVE-2026-36189

Uncrustify Buffer Overflow Causes Local Denial of Service

Published May 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Uncrustify Project Affected v.Uncrustify_d-0.82.0-132-bcc41cbdc and Fixed in commit 68e67b9a1435a1bb173b106fedb4a4f510972bdc allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the check_template.cpp, check_template function, tokenize_cleanup function, uncrustify executable components

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Uncrustify
Uncrustify uncrustify
Vendors & Products Uncrustify
Uncrustify uncrustify
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Title Uncrustify Buffer Overflow Causes Local Denial of Service
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Title Local Buffer Overflow in Uncrustify Leads to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-122
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Title Local Buffer Overflow in Uncrustify Leads to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-122
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Weaknesses CWE-120
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Uncrustify Project Affected v.Uncrustify_d-0.82.0-132-bcc41cbdc and Fixed in commit 68e67b9a1435a1bb173b106fedb4a4f510972bdc allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the check_template.cpp, check_template function, tokenize_cleanup function, uncrustify executable components
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
May 21, 2026, 3:08 PM
Reserved
Apr 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 21, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 4:10 PM