CVE-2026-47714: libheif has integer overflow in inline mask size calculation that causes undersized buffer allocation
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)
- 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: 0.15% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: libheif (Debian:13) 1.19.8-1+deb13u1; libheif (Debian:14) 1.23.1-1; libheif (openSUSE:Leap 16.0) 1.23.0-160000.1.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to libheif (Debian:13) 1.19.8-1+deb13u1; libheif (Debian:14) 1.23.1-1; libheif (openSUSE:Leap 16.0) 1.23.0-160000.1.1 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
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. In versions 1.21.2 and prior, the inline mask parsing code in `libheif/region.cc` contains an integer overflow. Both `width` and `height` are `unsigned int` (32-bit) values parsed from the HEIF file. Their product can exceed `UINT32_MAX`, wrapping to a small value before the division by 8. This causes an undersized buffer allocation, leading to out-of-bounds memory access when the mask data is later interpreted as a `width x height` bitmap. Version 1.22.0 patches the issue.
- Published
- Jul 21, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 24, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 4th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-190
Report tools
Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 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 · GitHub_M
- 6.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| struktur | libheif | cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- struktur libheifbefore 1.22.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
strukturag libheif
- < 1.22.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libheif | from 0 | — |
| Debian:13 | libheif | before 1.19.8-1+deb13u1 | 1.19.8-1+deb13u1 |
| Debian:14 | libheif | before 1.23.1-1 | 1.23.1-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | libheif | before 1.23.0-160000.1.1 | 1.23.0-160000.1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | libheif | before 1.22.2-1.1 | 1.22.2-1.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | libheif | before 1.23.0-150700.3.15.1 | 1.23.0-150700.3.15.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | libheif | before 1.23.0-160000.1.1 | 1.23.0-160000.1.1 |
Same product
struktur: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-11471libheif 1.4.0 has a use-after-free in heif::HeifContext::Image::set_alpha_channel in heif_context.h because heif_context.cc mishandles…36Monitor
- CVE-2026-32740libheif: Heap-Buffer-Overflow Write in Grid Tile Chroma Compositing35Monitor
- CVE-2023-49464libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function UncompressedImageCodec::get_luma_bits_per_pixel_from_con…35Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-41071May 22, 2026 · libheif: Heap buffer over-read in SampleAuxInfoReader via crafted HEIF sequence file with mismatched saiz sample count20Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-49271Jun 19, 2026 · libheif: Wrapped icef compressed-unit range check causes out-of-bounds read in uncompressed HEIF decoder26Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-47178Jul 21, 2026 · libheif has Heap Out Of Bounds Write in unci subsystem31Monitor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| debian:libheif | 1.19.8-1+deb13u1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:libheif | 1.22.2-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:libheif | 1.23.0-160000.1.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | 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
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
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.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or WraparoundCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.