High severity · published May 19, 2026
CVE-2026-32741
libheif has a heap buffer overflow in decode_mask_image()
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions 1.21.2 and below contain a heap buffer overflow in MaskImageCodec::decode_mask_image(). When decoding a HEIF file containing a mask image (mski), the function copies the full iloc extent data into a pixel buffer using memcpy(dst, data.data(), data.size()). The copy length data.size() is determined by the iloc extent in the file (attacker-controlled), while the destination buffer is sized based on the declared image dimensions. Because no upper-bound check exists on the data length, a crafted file whose iloc extent exceeds the pixel buffer allocation overflows the heap. The vulnerable single-memcpy branch is reached when the mskC property specifies bits_per_pixel = 8 and the ispe property declares an even width ≥ 64 (so that stride == width), with no changes to default security limits or external codec plugins required. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
libheif · strukturag
< 1.22.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32741
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32741
github.com
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/releases/tag/v1.22.0
github.com
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-j3w5-7whq-p37q
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32741
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480002
security.access.redhat.com
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32741.json
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