# CVE-2026-3285: berry-lang berry be\_lexer.c scan\_string out-of-bounds

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-02-27 · Updated: 2026-02-27

## Affected

- berry-lang berry: 1.0, 1.1.0

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in berry-lang berry up to 1.1.0. The affected element is the function scan_string of the file src/be_lexer.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: 7149c59a39ba44feca261b12f06089f265fec176. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on berry-lang berry, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.348014
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.348014
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.758872
- https://github.com/berry-lang/berry/issues/509
- https://github.com/berry-lang/berry/pull/511
- https://github.com/oneafter/0211/blob/main/be/repro
- https://github.com/berry-lang/berry/commit/7149c59a39ba44feca261b12f06089f265fec176
- https://github.com/berry-lang/berry/

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