Buffer overflow in Pcre Pcre2

CVE-2025-58050

The PCRE2 library is a set of C functions that implement regular expression pattern matching. In version 10.45, a heap-buffer-overflow read vulnerability exists in the PCRE2 regular expression matching engine, specifically within the handl…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-58050?
CVE-2025-58050 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pcre Pcre2, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-58050?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-58050 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.