Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-89161

Published
11 September 2026
Modified
11 September 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 7.4
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0011 1th percentile
Risk Priority 51 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-89161 is a high-severity Free of Memory not on the Heap (CWE-590) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-15 (Development Process, Standards, and Tools) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

In PCRE2 before 10.48, pcre2_jit_match mishandles a previously copied subject being passed in as a context. An incorrect free operation can occur.

CWE(s)
CWE-590

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation partial match

Developer testing and evaluation (static/dynamic analysis) can discover incorrect free() calls on non-heap memory.

SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools partial match

Documented development standards and tools can require correct heap allocation/deallocation discipline, stopping the defect at introduction.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent incorrect free() calls via code review, static analysis, and developer training.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates memory-safety practices that reduce use-after-free and invalid-free bugs.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles include disciplined memory management that prevents freeing non-heap memory.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid freeing pointers not obtained from heap allocators, directly mitigating CWE-590.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance partial match
finds

Security testing in development can detect invalid-free defects before release.

References