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    CVE-2026-24857

    `bulk_extractor` is a digital forensics exploitation tool. Starting in version 1.4, `bulk_extractor`’s embedded unrar code has a heap‑buffer‑overflow in the RAR PPM LZ decoding path. A crafted RAR inside a disk image causes an out‑of‑bounds write in `Unpack::CopyString`, leading to a crash under ASAN (and likely a crash or memory corruption in production builds). There's potential for using this for RCE. As of time of publication, no known patches are available.

    Published:Jan 28, 2026
    Last Modified:Apr 18, 2026
    EPS:Jan 28, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00087
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Simsong
    Product
    Bulk Extractor

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High