Low severity · published Mar 11, 2026
CVE-2026-3950
strukturag libheif stsz/stts track.cc load out-of-bounds
3.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was identified in strukturag libheif up to 1.21.2. This impacts the function Track::load of the file libheif/sequences/track.cc of the component stsz/stts. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue. The patch available is inofficial and not approved yet.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
libheif · strukturag
1.21.0; 1.21.1; 1.21.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3950
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3950
github.com
https://github.com/Niebelungen-D/pocs/tree/main/heif_dec_sequence_chunk_idx_oob
github.com
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/
github.com
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/issues/1715
github.com
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/pull/1721
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.350382
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.350382
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