CVE-2026-88341

yara: YARA: Denial of Service via crafted compiled rule file

Published Sep 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A reachable assertion vulnerability exists in YARA 4.5.8 when loading crafted .yrc compiled rule files. An attacker can provide a malicious file with an invalid arena configuration (num_buffers=0) that triggers an assertion failure in yr_arena_get_ptr(), causing the application to terminate.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
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Weaknesses CWE-20
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Title Assertion Failure in YARA 4.5.8 Causes Crash with Malicious .yrc Files yara: YARA: Denial of Service via crafted compiled rule file
Weaknesses CWE-617
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

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Title Assertion Failure in YARA 4.5.8 Causes Crash with Malicious .yrc Files
Weaknesses CWE-20
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Description A reachable assertion vulnerability exists in YARA 4.5.8 when loading crafted .yrc compiled rule files. An attacker can provide a malicious file with an invalid arena configuration (num_buffers=0) that triggers an assertion failure in yr_arena_get_ptr(), causing the application to terminate.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 23, 2026, 3:00 PM
Reserved
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Sep 24, 2026, 9:08 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM