High (7.5). EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
pcregrep in PCRE before 8.38 mishandles the -q option for binary files, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a CGI script that sends stdout data to a client.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
4.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 91% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)