DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124586: High severity debian/rapidjson vulnerability
A vulnerability was determined in Tencent RapidJSON 1.1.0. Impacted is the function GetCachedPowerByIndex in the library include/rapidjson/internal/diyfp.h. This manipulation of the argument decimalPosition causes out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does exploitation require authentication or user interaction?
No. The reported CVSS vector indicates network-based exploitation with low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction required.
Is public exploit information available?
Yes. The vulnerability report states that an exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used.
Which component should be checked during triage?
Check deployments using the Debian rapidjson package and RapidJSON 1.1.0, particularly code paths that can reach GetCachedPowerByIndex in include/rapidjson/internal/diyfp.h.