A weakness has been identified in universal-ctags ctags up to 6.2.1. The affected element is the function parseExpression/parseExprList of the file parsers/v.c of the component V Language Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled recursion. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Universal-ctags
Universal-ctags ctags
Vendors & Products Universal-ctags
Universal-ctags ctags

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description A weakness has been identified in universal-ctags ctags up to 6.2.1. The affected element is the function parseExpression/parseExprList of the file parsers/v.c of the component V Language Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled recursion. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Title universal-ctags V Language v.c parseExprList recursion
Weaknesses CWE-404
CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2026-02-18T05:32:07.920Z

Updated: 2026-02-18T05:32:07.920Z

Reserved: 2026-02-17T20:23:22.618Z

Link: CVE-2026-2641

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-18T06:16:35.517

Modified: 2026-02-18T06:16:35.517

Link: CVE-2026-2641

cve-icon Redhat

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