Infinite Loop Vulnerability in BareBones BBEdit's Lasso Language Tokenizer
CVE-2026-82605

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Barebones

Status
Bbedit
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-82605?

A vulnerability exists within the BareBones BBEdit application, specifically in its Lasso Language Tokenizer component, that can be exploited to create an infinite loop. This issue allows remote attackers to manipulate the component and potentially disrupt service. Users are advised to upgrade to version 16.0 or later to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

BBEdit 15.5.0

BBEdit 15.5.1

BBEdit 15.5.2

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/397107
vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/397107/cti
signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-82605
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

ciphersecuritylabs (VulDB User)
.