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CVE-2026-47251: strukturag libheif · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects strukturag libheifSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium : upgrade to 1.22.0 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.22.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade libheif and strukturag/libheif to 1.22.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
strukturaglibheifAffected
  • <1.22.0
Fixed in
  • 1.22.0
GitHubstrukturag/libheifpkg:github/strukturag/libheifOther threatsAffected
  • <1.22.0
Fixed in
  • 1.22.0

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AI-suggested

Version 1.22.0 of libheif patches this vulnerability. Users and maintainers should upgrade to libheif 1.22.0 or later to remediate this issue. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are documented. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's versioning information.

Description

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. The fix for CVE-2026-3949 (commit `b97c8b5`, PR #1712) introduced an integer overflow in the very security check it added. The check itself can be bypassed, allowing a crafted HEIF file with a VVC track to trigger the same out-of-bounds heap read that CVE-2026-3949 was meant to prevent. This is a separate, currently-unpatched vulnerability. Issue #1712 was closed as fixed without testing the edge case where `size` is near `UINT32_MAX`. Version 1.22.0 patches the issue.

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