CVE-2026-116620: Tencent RapidJSON (Medium, CVSS 5.5)

Remote Attacker
CVE-2026-116620MediumTencent RapidJSON
CVSS
5.5 Medium (v4.0)
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 23% of CVEs)
Exploited in the wild
Not on CISA’s KEV list
Public exploit
None reported in public exploit databases
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-125
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Published
Oct 27, 2026

What it is

A security vulnerability has been detected in Tencent RapidJSON up to 1.1.0. This issue affects the function GenericStringStream<UTF8<char>>::Take in the library include/rapidjson/stream.h of the component Regex Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Description from the National Vulnerability Database.

What to do

Check whether you run Tencent RapidJSON, then apply the vendor’s fix or mitigation from the advisories below.

Sources: NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, and public exploit databases (availability only). ThreatRoundup reports whether public exploit code exists but never links to it: fake proof-of-concepts that infect security researchers are common. This page updates automatically.