CVE-2026-26200

Summary

HDF5 is software for managing data. Prior to version 1.14.4-2, an attacker who can control an h5 file parsed by HDF5 can trigger a write-based heap buffer overflow condition. This can lead to a denial-of-service condition, and potentially further issues such as remote code execution depending on the practical exploitability of the heap overflow against modern operating systems. Real-world exploitability of this issue in terms of remote-code execution is currently unknown. Version 1.14.4-2 fixes the issue.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
HDFGrouphdf5< 1.14.4-2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-122: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

hdf5: HDF5: Denial of Service due to heap buffer overflow when parsing a crafted h5 file

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