CVE-2026-19029: HDF5 scale-offset filter heap buffer over-read via crafted chunk
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 27/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.11% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: azl3 hdf5 1.14.6-4 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 hdf5 1.14.6-6 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to azl3 hdf5 1.14.6-4 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes; azl3 hdf5 1.14.6-6 on Azure Linux 3.0 Release Notes or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A heap-based buffer over-read in H5Z__filter_scaleoffset() in src/H5Zscaleoffset.c in HDF5 through 2.2.0 lets an attacker cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted HDF5 file. When the stored minimum bits equal the full precision of the datatype, the decoder copies d_nelmts * size bytes from the compressed chunk without checking that the chunk holds that many bytes. Both values come from attacker-controlled scale-offset filter parameters in the dataset's filter pipeline message.
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 7, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 1th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
Report tools
Action score
27
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · HDFG
- 6.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (HDFG). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
The HDF Group HDF5
- < 2.2.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | hdf5 | from 0 | — |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | hdf5 | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | hdf5-devel | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | hdf5-mpich | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | hdf5-mpich-devel | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | hdf5-mpich-static | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | hdf5-openmpi | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | hdf5-openmpi-devel | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | hdf5-openmpi-static | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | hdf5-static | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | java-hdf5 | before 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 |
Same product
the hdf group: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-106547HDF5 heap buffer overflow in H5VM_array_fill via crafted fill-value metadata34Monitor
- CVE-2026-19024HDF5 H5Pget_fill_value NULL Pointer Dereference via Malformed Fill Value Message32Monitor
- CVE-2026-19028HDF5 integer underflow in Fletcher32 filter leads to massive out-of-bounds read27Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-19027Aug 6, 2026 · HDF5 out-of-bounds heap read in N-Bit filter decompression27Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-92627Sep 16, 2026 · Heap Use-After-Free in H5T__conv_f_f18Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-120689Nov 2, 2026 · Uncontrolled Recursion in HDF5 H5B__iterate_helper() via Crafted File17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| azl3 hdf5 1.14.6-4 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| azl3 hdf5 1.14.6-6 on Azure Linux 3.0 | Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| red hat:hdf5 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-devel | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-mpich | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-mpich-devel | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-mpich-static | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-openmpi | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-openmpi-devel | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-openmpi-static | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hdf5-static | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:java-hdf5 | 0:2.2.0-0.1.2.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recorded+6 d
- TodayNov 13, 2026+37 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- mtholmquistreporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-1902761 days apartHDF5 out-of-bounds heap read in N-Bit filter decompression27Monitor
- CVE-2026-1902861 days apartHDF5 integer underflow in Fletcher32 filter leads to massive out-of-bounds read27Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- P
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.