Critical severity · published Oct 10, 2026
CVE-2026-103501
Apache DataSketches: datasketches-cpp: HLL CouponList Deserialization Buffer Overflow allows memory corruption via a crafted sketch
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap buffer overflow in the HLL sketch deserialization of Apache DataSketches C++ (repo: datasketches-cpp).
When deserializing a sketch in LIST mode, from either a byte buffer or a stream, the coupon count was read from the input and used as the number of entries to copy into a fixed buffer of 8 entries, without checking it against the buffer's capacity. A crafted sketch could cause a write of up to 988 bytes past the end of this internal heap buffer. This can corrupt heap memory, causing a crash and potentially enabling further exploitation.
This issue affects Apache DataSketches C++: from 1.0.0-incubating before 5.3.0. Only applications that deserialize HLL sketches from untrusted sources are affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.3.0, which fixes this issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AD
Apache DataSketches · Apache Software Foundation
1.0.0-incubating through 5.2.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103501
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-103501
vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/n2oc2j841dzsv4239jjp08of66bo79c5
release-notes
https://github.com/apache/datasketches-cpp/releases/tag/5.3.0
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