Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 2, 2026 14:29:10 UTC

CVE-2026-120453

The Sleuth Kit through 4.15.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in hfs_load_extended_attrs() in tsk/fs/hfs.c that reads the decmpfs header without checking attribute length. Attackers can supply a crafted HFS+ image with a com.apple.decmpfs attr_size of 1 to 15 to read past the allocation and crash analysis tools like istat or icat.

Base score4.8/ 10

SeverityMediumCVSS 4.0

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes

Base severityMedium

Attack vectorLocalAV

Attack complexityLowAC

Attack requirementsNoneAT

Privileges requiredNonePR

User interactionPassiveUI

Vulnerable system confidentialityNoneVC

Vulnerable system integrityNoneVI

Vulnerable system availabilityLowVA

Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC

Subsequent system integrityNoneSI

Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA

CVSS vector stringCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.

Record context

CVE Numbering AuthorityVulnCheck

Last updatedNov 2, 2026 15:44:48 UTC

PublishedNov 2, 2026 14:29:10 UTC

ReservedNov 2, 2026 12:42:21 UTC

Credits

HaiND from the Post and Telecommunication Institute of Technology