Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting ctags package, versions [0,]
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- published20 Feb 2026
- disclosed18 Feb 2026
- creditOneafter
Introduced: 18 Feb 2026
CVE-2026-2641 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for ctags.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion via the parseExprList function. An attacker can cause excessive resource consumption and application instability by providing specially crafted input files that trigger deep recursion.