PT-2026-20355 · Unknown · The Silver Searcher

Oneafter · Published 2026-02-18 · Updated 2026-02-18 · CVE-2026-2642

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions the silver searcher versions up to 2.2.0

Description A security issue exists in the search stream function within the src/search.c file of the silver searcher. This can lead to a null pointer dereference. Local access is required for exploitation. The issue has been publicly disclosed. The project was notified of the problem but has not yet responded.

Recommendations Versions prior to 2.2.0 are affected. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-2642

Affected Products

The Silver Searcher

References · 11

• 🔥 https://github.com/oneafter/0119/blob/main/segv1 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2642 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2642 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/issues/1558 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2024033616838205481 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.346398 · Note
• https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher · Note
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.752769 · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/44946 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2024026136997478563 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346398 · Note