Description
A flaw has been found in BareBones BBEdit up to 15.5.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Java Language Module. This manipulation causes uncontrolled recursion. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Upgrading to version 16.0 is recommended to address this issue. You should upgrade the affected component.
Published: 2026-08-31
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw has been found in BareBones BBEdit up to 15.5.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Java Language Module. This manipulation causes uncontrolled recursion. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Upgrading to version 16.0 is recommended to address this issue. You should upgrade the affected component.
Title BareBones BBEdit Java Language recursion
First Time appeared Barebones
Barebones bbedit
Weaknesses CWE-404
CWE-674
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:barebones:bbedit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Barebones
Barebones bbedit
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X'}


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Barebones Bbedit
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-31T16:10:48.833Z

Reserved: 2026-08-30T07:14:40.141Z

Link: CVE-2026-82604

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-31T02:17:03.370

Modified: 2026-08-31T16:19:17.273

Link: CVE-2026-82604

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T03:30:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-404

    Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

  • CWE-674

    Uncontrolled Recursion