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CVE-2026-116729VulnerabilityPublished Updated

libfvde through 20260923 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in

Affects libfvdeSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-116729· Medium 4.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:33 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10libfvdepkg:deb/ubuntu/libfvde?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =20240502-2build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlibfvdepkg:deb/ubuntu/libfvde?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =20240502-1build1
  • =20240502-2
  • =20240502-2build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlibfvdepkg:deb/ubuntu/libfvde?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 20190104-1.1build3 – 20190104-1.2build2
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlibfvdepkg:deb/ubuntu/libfvde?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =20190104-1.1build1
  • =20190104-1.1build2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSlibfvdepkg:deb/ubuntu/libfvde?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • 20190104-1 – 20190104-1ubuntu1
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSlibfvdepkg:deb/ubuntu/libfvde?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =20160918-1build1
  • =20170930-1
  • =20180108-1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted FileVault 2 volumes with libfvde to mitigate risk.

Description

libfvde versions through 20260923 contain a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the function libfvde_encrypted_metadata_read_type_0x001a(). This flaw is caused by an unbounded strlen operation on embedded XML plist data. An attacker can exploit this by supplying a crafted FileVault 2 volume with non-NUL-terminated plist data, leading to a read beyond the allocated heap buffer during libfvde_volume_open() execution. The vulnerability has a low severity score and does not impact confidentiality or integrity but may affect availability.

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