CVE-2026-110596 (CVSS 5.5)

Description

quirc through 1.2 contains an excessive-iteration vulnerability in find_alignment_pattern() in lib/identify.c that allows attackers to hang quirc_end() with a crafted image. Attackers can arrange three finder patterns producing a near-degenerate perspective transform, causing billions of region_code() iterations that exhaust CPU in applications decoding attacker-supplied QR images.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0017

Probability of exploitation

0.06%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-834 CWE-834

References

Other References

https://github.com/dlbeer/quirc/blob/542848dd6b9b0eaa9587bbf25b9bc67bd8a71fca/lib/identify.c#L578-L636 https://github.com/dlbeer/quirc/issues/162 https://github.com/dlbeer/quirc/pull/159 https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/quirc-alignment-pattern-infinite-loop-dos https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/quirc-through-1.2-denial-of-service-via-find-alignment-pattern-spiral-search

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-110596? +

quirc through 1.2 contains an excessive-iteration vulnerability in find_alignment_pattern() in lib/identify.c that allows attackers to hang quirc_end() with a crafted image. Attackers can arrange three finder patterns producing a near-degenerate perspective transform, causing billions of region_code() iterations that exhaust CPU in applications decoding attacker-supplied QR images. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-110596? +

CVE-2026-110596 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0017, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-110596? +

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