CVE-2026-109854
LOWDescription
A flaw was found in m17n-lib. An attacker who supplies crafted input to an application processing ISO-2022 encoded text can cause the library to read uninitialized memory from the stack. If the application exposes or returns the decoded output, this flaw can result in unexpected behavior and limited information disclosure.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2009-0901 | High | 8.8 | 37% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-40418 | Critical | 9.8 | 18% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-11038 | Medium | 5.3 | 4.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-31435 | High | 7.8 | 2.8% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-46570 | High | 7.8 | 2.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-46566 | High | 7.8 | 2.0% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-109854?
Upgrade m17n-lib on debian unstable to 1.8.7-1 or later.
Is CVE-2026-109854 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-109854 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.12% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 2% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-109854?
CVE-2026-109854 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.5, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-109854 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for m17n-lib (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-16.