CVE-2026-116729

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.

CVSS 4.0

4.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE

CWE-125

Published

2026-10-26

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

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

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