# CVE-2026-111130: OpenSlide through 4.0.1 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via MIRAX get\_tile\_position

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- openslide: through 4.0.1

## Description

OpenSlide through 4.0.1 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the MIRAX reader that allows attackers to read past the slide_positions array via crafted Slidedat.ini values. Attackers can supply a MIRAX slide whose CameraImageDivisionsPerSide does not evenly divide the image counts, crashing applications that open it and corrupting tile geometry.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openslide, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/openslide-mirax-slide-position-index-oob-read
- https://github.com/openslide/openslide/blob/fe79a9713bef2bfd64bbfefd15704060764b1274/src/openslide-vendor-mirax.c#L611-L635
- https://github.com/openslide/openslide/blob/fe79a9713bef2bfd64bbfefd15704060764b1274/src/openslide-vendor-mirax.c#L1033-L1034
- https://github.com/openslide/openslide
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openslide-through-4.0.1-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-mirax-get-tile-position

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