CVE-2026-2869

janet-lang janet handleattr specials.c janetc_varset out-of-bounds

A vulnerability was identified in janet-lang janet up to 1.40.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function janetc_varset of the file src/core/specials.c of the component handleattr Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 1.41.0 addresses this issue. The identifier of the patch is 2fabc80151a2b8834ee59cda8a70453f848b40e5. The affected component should be upgraded.

Affected

janet-lang · janet

CVSS v4.0 VULDB

1.9 LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 VULDB

3.3 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 VULDB

1.7 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 15th percentile

Published

2026-02-21

Updated

2026-02-23

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• oneafter/0123/blob/main/ja1/repro0★ · 2026-01-23

Security advisories

• https://vuldb.com/?id.347106
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.754589
• janet-lang/janet/issues/1699

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry