# CVE-2026-111146: ytnef through 2.1.2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via MAPIPrint in lib/ytnef.c

- 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: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Yeraze ytnef: through 2.1.2

## Description

ytnef through 2.1.2 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in MAPIPrint() that allows attackers to read past heap allocations by supplying compressed RTF properties. Attackers can deliver a crafted winmail.dat whose decompressed RTF lacks a NUL terminator, causing printf to over-read, crashing ytnefprint and leaking adjacent heap bytes.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Yeraze ytnef, 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/ytnef-decompressrtf-oob-read
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/issues/112
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/blob/d9f089144414d3b0912c29ab96f8f1c591d00319/lib/ytnef.c#L1449-L1458
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef/blob/d9f089144414d3b0912c29ab96f8f1c591d00319/lib/ytnef.c#L1605-L1614
- https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ytnef-through-2.1.2-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-mapiprint-in-lib-ytnef-c

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