Medium severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-111147
Libyal libesedb through 20260704 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via libesedb_record_get_multi_value
6.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Libyal libesedb through 20260704 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libesedb_record_get_multi_value() that allows attackers to read past buffers via unbounded multi-value offset tables. Attackers can supply a crafted ESE/EDB database processed by esedbexport to crash the application or expose up to about 32 KiB of adjacent heap memory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
libesedb · libyal
through 20260704 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111147
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111147
github.com
https://github.com/libyal/libesedb
github.com
https://github.com/libyal/libesedb/blob/cf49b6d420d4a44dcd6355bc0d6b36f9f580f350/libesedb/libesedb_record.c#L3776-L3830
hackmd.io
https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libesedb-multi-value-offset-table-oob-read
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libyal-libesedb-through-20260704-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-libesedb-record-get-multi-value