# CVE-2026-116728: libfvde through 20260923 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via libfvde\_encrypted\_metadata\_read\_type\_0x0024

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110476, GHSA-7QJQ-MQ3W-JP59
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

libfvde, a library for reading FileVault 2 encrypted volumes, is affected, and a specially crafted disk volume could cause it to read past the bounds of a memory buffer. The result is that any application using the library can crash when it opens such a volume.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- libyal libfvde: through 20260923

## Description

libfvde through 20260923 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libfvde_encrypted_metadata_read_type_0x0024() because xml_plist_data_size is not checked against the source metadata block. Attackers can supply a crafted FileVault 2 Core Storage volume that makes libfvde_volume_open() copy past the heap block buffer, crashing the application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libyal libfvde, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/issues/70
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/commit/c2676fe49d0da44d66e7d750e72c57d2670f0b8f
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/blob/20260923/libfvde/libfvde_encrypted_metadata.c#L3798-L3813
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libfvde-encrypted-metadata-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libfvde-through-20260923-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-libfvde-encrypted-metadata-read-type-0x0024

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