CVE-2026-116729
LOW
NVD
CVSS Score
3.3
Severity
LOW
Published
Oct 26, 2026
Vendor
unknown
Description
libfvde through 20260923 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libfvde_encrypted_metadata_read_type_0x001a() caused by an unbounded strlen on embedded XML plist data. Attackers can supply a crafted FileVault 2 volume with non-NUL-terminated plist data, causing libfvde_volume_open() to read past the heap block buffer.
References
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/blob/20260923/libfvde/libfvde_encrypted_metadata.c#L2786-L2792
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/commit/c2676fe49d0da44d66e7d750e72c57d2670f0b8f
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/issues/70
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libfvde-encrypted-metadata-oob-read