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CVE-2026-111269VulnerabilityPublished Updated

libical through 4.0.6 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read in icalvalue_decode_ical_string() in

Affects libicalSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-111269· Medium 6.9

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
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:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CISA SSVC: proof of concept public

  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

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by VulnCheck

    , 2 hours before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    proof of concept public

    , 11 days after disclosure

  4. In Threat Radar

    record ingested

    , 11 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSlibicalpkg:deb/ubuntu/libical?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 2.0.0-0.5 – 2.0.0-4
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 16.04 LTSlibicalpkg:deb/ubuntu/libical?arch=source&distro=xenialOther threatsAffected
  • =1.0.1-0ubuntu1
  • =1.0.1-0ubuntu2
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted iCalendar input that may contain trailing backslashes.

Description

libical versions through 4.0.6 have a heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the function icalvalue_decode_ical_string() when processing input that ends with a backslash. This flaw allows crafted escaped iCalendar text with a trailing backslash to cause the application to read beyond allocated memory, potentially leading to a crash or leakage of adjacent heap memory.

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