# CVE-2026-119602: libmspack through 0.11alpha Uninitialized Memory Disclosure via MS-ZIP Decompressor Window

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113939, GHSA-XXH6-GW5R-86FM
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

libmspack, a library for handling Microsoft compression formats such as CAB files, is affected. A specially crafted MS-ZIP CAB file can cause the software to include leftover data from computer memory in the files it extracts, potentially exposing sensitive information.

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

## Affected

- kyz libmspack: through 0.11alpha

## Description

libmspack through 0.11alpha contains an uninitialized memory disclosure vulnerability in the MS-ZIP decompressor that allows attackers to leak heap data via unchecked back-reference distances. Attackers can supply a crafted MS-ZIP CAB file whose first block begins with a back-reference, causing cabd->extract() to write up to 32 KiB of stale heap memory into extracted output.

## What to do

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

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## References

- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/issues/60
- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/blob/v0.11alpha/libmspack/mspack/mszipd.c#L264-L276
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libmspack-mszip-uninit-window-info-leak
- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libmspack-through-0-11alpha-uninitialized-memory-disclosure-via-ms-zip-decompressor-window

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