[ CVE-2026-111133 · Published 15 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in libyal libfsapfs
CVSS 6.1
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)
[ Description ]Official description
libfsapfs through 20260921 contains an integer underflow in libfsapfs_key_encrypted_key_read_data() that allows attackers to trigger heap out-of-bounds reads via crafted KEK attributes. Attackers can supply a crafted encrypted APFS image with malformed HMAC or wrapped KEK attribute lengths to crash fsapfsinfo, pyfsapfs, dfVFS or plaso and read adjacent heap memory before password checks.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/libyal/libfsapfs
- github.com/libyal/libfsapfs/blob/4c7c1c21f3cfc7d35f0b34b8a47f1f1562d27bbb/libfsapfs/lib…
- github.com/libyal/libfsapfs/blob/4c7c1c21f3cfc7d35f0b34b8a47f1f1562d27bbb/libfsapfs/lib…
- hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libfsapfs-key-encrypted-key-attribute-oob-read
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libfsapfs-through-20260921-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-lib…