CVE-2026-89046 zstd-jni 1.5.5-6 through 1.5.7-13 Out-of-Bounds Read via Negative Offset

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can trigger out-of-bounds reads in zstd-jni by supplying negative offsets, leading to information disclosure or JVM crashes.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-89046?

CVE-2026-89046 is a high-severity vulnerability in luben zstd-jni, published on 10 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

zstd-jni versions 1.5.5-6 through 1.5.7-13 contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Zstd.getFrameContentSize that fails to validate negative srcPosition arguments. Attackers can supply negative offset values that bypass bounds checks and reach the native frame-header parser, causing out-of-bounds memory reads that lead to information disclosure or JVM crashes.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-89046?

How do I fix CVE-2026-89046?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-89046 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-89046 exists.

Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-DU71733, CLEANSTART-2026-HC93535, CLEANSTART-2026-JW02170, CLEANSTART-2026-LX98004, CLEANSTART-2026-QD39247, CLEANSTART-2026-TJ31948 and 4 more.

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