CVE-2026-17573

Published: Lug 27, 2026 Last Modified: Lug 27, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 4,0
Source: 0253b833-3e77-4dfe-9d57-17db1a2f0a74
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: active
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A

Description

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A double free vulnerability was discovered in the HDF5 library. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an oversized chunk size field via h5repack may cause the application to abort due to a double free.

415

Double Free

Draft
Abstraction: Variant Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Confidentiality Availability
Potential Impacts:
Modify Memory Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Languages: Memory-Unsafe, C, C++
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/6124
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/6124