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Tesseract OCR CVE-2026-88049

| EUVDEUVD-2026-75592 HIGH
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-09-10 GitHub_M
8.6
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY
8.6 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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8.4 HIGH

Crafted .traineddata requires local file delivery (AV:L) but no privileges or interaction; heap OOB write can corrupt full process memory affecting all CIA triad.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

4
POC Analysis Generated
Sep 10, 2026 - 19:23 vuln.today
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Sep 10, 2026 - 17:03 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Sep 10, 2026 - 17:03 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 10, 2026 - 16:23 cve.org
HIGH 8.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Tesseract is an open source OCR engine. In version 5.5.3 and earlier, prior .traineddata hardening added bounds checks to NetworkIO::CopyTimeStepGeneral and NetworkIO::Randomize in src/lstm/networkio.cpp but left NetworkIO::WriteTimeStepPart and NetworkIO::AddTimeStepPart unchecked. In LSTM::Forward in src/lstm/lstm.cpp, source_ is sized from the independently deserialized na_ field while the WriteTimeStepPart count is ns_, which comes from the CI gate WeightMatrix dim1() value. A crafted NT_LSTM layer can make ns_ much larger than na_, causing a heap out-of-bounds write during the first recognition step on the default LSTM engine and resulting in heap corruption, a crash, or potentially controlled corruption. No fixed release is available as of this review.

AnalysisAI

Heap out-of-bounds write in Tesseract OCR 5.5.3 and earlier allows an attacker who controls a crafted .traineddata model file to corrupt heap memory during LSTM inference, leading to a crash or potentially controlled code execution. The root cause is an inconsistency between source_ (sized from deserialized na_) and the write count used by WriteTimeStepPart and AddTimeStepPart (driven by ns_ from the CI gate WeightMatrix dim1), leaving two functions unbounded after prior hardening patched sibling routines. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires the attacker to supply or substitute a crafted `.traineddata` file that is subsequently loaded by Tesseract for text recognition. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N with VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) scores 8.6, reflecting a locally-delivered attack with no privileges or user interaction required beyond the normal invocation of Tesseract with a model file. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation No vendor-released patch is available at time of analysis. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory all systems running Tesseract OCR 5.5.3 or earlier and determine exposure to external or untrusted .traineddata model files. …

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