Vulnerability in Barebones Bbedit
CVE-2026-82605
A vulnerability has been found in BareBones BBEdit up to 15.5.5. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Lasso Language Tokenizer. Such manipulation leads to infinite loop. The attack can be executed remotely. Upgrading to version 16.0 is sufficient to fix this issue. The affected component should be upgraded.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Barebones Bbedit — versions 15.5.0, 15.5.1, 15.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/397107 (vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/397107/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-82605 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/892840 (third-party-advisory)
- ciphersecuritylabs.com/research/articles/fuzzing-bbedit-language-modules-stack-… (related)
- www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/notes-16.0.html (related)
- www.barebones.com/store/bbedit_upgrades.html (patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-82605?
- CVE-2026-82605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Barebones Bbedit, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-31.
- How severe is CVE-2026-82605?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.