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CVE-2026-32740

37
FAUCET Score

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions 1.21.2 and prior contain a heap-buffer-overflow (write) vulnerability in the grid tile compositing, allowing an attacker to write 64 bytes of fully attacker-controlled data past the end of a chroma plane heap allocation by crafting a HEIF/AVIF file with a 1×4 grid of odd-height tiles. The overflow is triggered during normal image decoding with default build configuration. The written bytes are chroma (Cb/Cr) pixel values from the attacking tile, giving the attacker full control over the overflow content. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.

First published: May 19, 2026Last modified: May 19, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.22.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:struktur:libheif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0051 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 14,852 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libheif (jammy)Fixed in: 1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libheif (bionic)Fixed in: 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libheif (focal)Fixed in: 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libheif (resolute)Fixed in: 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libheif (noble)Fixed in: 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libheif (questing)Fixed in: 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4
github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

ubuntuUSN-8454-1

libheif vulnerabilities

Jun 18, 2026

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2026-32740
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
security.access.redhat.com / data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32740.json
github.com / strukturag/libheif/releases/tag/v1.22.0
Release Notes
github.com / strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-frfr-f3vg-2g6j
ExploitVendor Advisory