bulk extractor vulnerabilities and fixes

Recent CVEs affecting bulk extractor, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 1 tracked.

Also searched as: bulkextractor.

bulk extractor has 1 tracked vulnerability, 1 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 0. Most recent: 2026-01-28. Highest priority: CVE-2026-24857 (score 54/100).

• CVE-2026-24857 CRITICAL 9.8 DOWNGRADE `bulk_extractor` is a digital forensics exploitation tool

FAQ

How do I fix bulk extractor vulnerabilities?

Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.

Is bulk extractor being exploited right now?

None of the tracked bulk extractor CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.

Which bulk extractor CVE should I patch first?

CVE-2026-24857 currently ranks highest (54/100): `bulk_extractor` is a digital forensics exploitation tool.

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