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AV AC AT PR UI VC VI VA CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L N N N N N L 5.5 .0086 57.0 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed memcached 1.6.41 – 1.6.44
TIMELINE Sep 13 Reserved by VulDB Sep 14 Published (CNA: VulDB) Sep 15 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-90698 (memcached). Public exploit reference added.
A security flaw has been discovered in memcached 1.6.41/1.6.42/1.6.43. This vulnerability affects the function try_read_command_asciiauth of the file proto_text.c of the component mcmc Tokenizer. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 1.6.44 is able to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as af05c9302bba508b736c3da1d5670f63fe8b7db4. You should upgrade the affected component.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| September 13, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by VulDB |
| September 14, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: VulDB) |
| September 15, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-90698 (memcached). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | memcached | — | 1.6.41 | 1.6.44 |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-90698 at cve.org
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