CVE-2026-90698memcached mcmc Tokenizer proto_text.c try_read_command_asciiauth out-of-bounds
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.86%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 41% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in memcached 1.6.41/1.6.42/1.6.43. This vulnerability affects the function try_read_command_asciiauth of the file proto_text.c of the component mcmc Tokenizer. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 1.6.44 is able to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as af05c9302bba508b736c3da1d5670f63fe8b7db4. You should upgrade the affected component.
Public exploit
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Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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 |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.86% · top 41% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
memcached
- affected 1.6.41
- affected 1.6.42
- affected 1.6.43
- unaffected 1.6.44
References
References9
- VDB-403231 | memcached mcmc Tokenizer proto_text.c try_read_command_asciiauth out-of-bounds (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-403231 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-90698 | CVE Analysis and Report (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #916217 | Memcached 1.6.41 through 1.6.43 Out-of-Bounds Read (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #916219 | Memcached 1.6.41 > 1.6.43 Out-of-Bounds Read (Duplicate) (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://protectiv.ph/research/memcached-asciiauth-empty-line-dos (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/commit/af05c9302bba508b736c3da1d5670f63fe8b7db4 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/releases/tag/1.6.44 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/memcached/memcached/ (opens in a new tab)product
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-77330 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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