Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-111272LibRaw through 0.22.2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via parseNikonMakernote ShotInfo
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in LibRaw from LibRaw. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
LibRaw through 0.22.2 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read in LibRaw::parseNikonMakernote() that allows attackers to read past a short ShotInfo buffer. Attackers can supply a crafted Nikon NEF/TIFF with a 5-byte ShotInfo tag declaring version 243 to crash applications decoding the image.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libraw | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Debian:13 | libraw | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Debian:14 | libraw | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dcraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | dcraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | dcraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | dcraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | digikam | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | digikam | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | digikam | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | exactimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | exactimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | exactimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | exactimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | kodi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | kodi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | kodi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | kodi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rawtherapee | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rawtherapee | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rawtherapee | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rawtherapee | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-111272 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libraw-nikon-shotinfo-orientationoffset-oob-read technical-description
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/b93f6e45c194f5df9b02a43b1af9a54b4f41f33f/src/metadata/nikon.cpp#L873-L967 technical-description
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw product
- VulnCheck Advisory: LibRaw through 0.22.2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via parseNikonMakernote ShotInfo third-party-advisory