CVE-2026-47709: strukturag libheif · NULL Pointer Dereference
Affects strukturag libheifSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 1.22.0 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% 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:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade libheif and strukturag/libheif to 1.22.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| strukturaglibheif | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubstrukturag/libheifpkg:github/strukturag/libheifOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade to libheif version 1.22.0 or later, where this NULL pointer dereference issue is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is documented. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory indicating the fix in version 1.22.0.
Description
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions prior to 1.22.0 crashes in the public C API `heif_image_handle_get_image_tiling()` when a malformed uncompressed HEIF image item has an associated `uncC` property but no associated `ispe` property. In debug builds this trips the `ispe && uncC` assertion in `ImageItem_uncompressed::get_heif_image_tiling()`. In a release/NDEBUG ASan build, the same file causes a null pointer read at address `0xa8`. Version 1.22.0 fixes the issue.