CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2026-53432 — fzf is vulnerable to Integer Overflow leading to crash in FuzzyMatchV2 function

High CVSS 7.5

fzf is vulnerable to Integer Overflow leading to crash in FuzzyMatchV2 function. When input line length is approximately 2,200,000 bytes and pattern length is 999 bytes, the product overflows. The Go runtime detects the invalid slice bounds and terminates the process immediately with a non-recoverable panic. This issue was fixed in version 0.73.1.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Published
2026-06-30
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-190

Affected products

  • junegunn / fzf

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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