CVE-2026-116728
Received Received - Intake

Heap Out-of-Bounds Read in libfvde

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-116728, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-26

Last updated on: 2026-10-26

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description

libfvde through 20260923 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libfvde_encrypted_metadata_read_type_0x0024() because xml_plist_data_size is not checked against the source metadata block. Attackers can supply a crafted FileVault 2 Core Storage volume that makes libfvde_volume_open() copy past the heap block buffer, crashing the application.

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Published
2026-10-26
Last Modified
2026-10-26
Generated
2026-10-27
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
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libyal libfvde 0

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CWE ID Description
CWE-125 The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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