CVE-2026-90852luben zstd-jni Dictionary Sharing ZstdCompressCtx.java ZstdCompressCtx.loadDict use after free
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.54%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 54% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
A vulnerability has been found in luben zstd-jni up to 1.5.7-13. This vulnerability affects the function ZstdCompressCtx.loadDict of the file ZstdCompressCtx.java of the component Dictionary Sharing. Such manipulation leads to use after free. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.5.7-14 is able to resolve this issue. The name of the patch is a560131d7834598afd9cea6b7c107bc88e915936. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Show the exploits1
References tagged exploit1 reference
- https://github.com/luben/zstd-jni/issues/404 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
Timeline
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Published
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:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:L/VI:L/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)
- 0.54% · top 54% of all CVEs (15 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
References
References8
- VDB-403407 | luben zstd-jni Dictionary Sharing ZstdCompressCtx.java ZstdCompressCtx.loadDict use after free (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-403407 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-90852 | CVE Analysis and Report (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #927022 | luben zstd-jni 1.5.7-13 Cross-Object Use-After-Free (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/luben/zstd-jni/issues/404 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/luben/zstd-jni/commit/a560131d7834598afd9cea6b7c107bc88e915936 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/luben/zstd-jni/releases/tag/v1.5.7-14 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/luben/zstd-jni/ (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-2026-78255 (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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