CVE-2026-32814

Published: Mag 19, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 20, 2026
ExploitDB:
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Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 6,5
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none

Description

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libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. In versions 1.21.2 and prior, when decoding a HEIF grid image with strict_decoding=false (the default), a corrupted tile silently fails to decode and the library returns heif_error_Ok with no indication of failure, leading to an uninitialized heap memory information leak. The canvas is allocated via create_clone_image_at_new_size() → plane.alloc() → new (std::nothrow) uint8_t[allocation_size] which does not zero the memory; only the alpha plane is explicitly initialized via fill_plane(), so the Y, Cb, and Cr planes contain whatever was previously at that heap address. The failed tile's region of the canvas is never written. It retains uninitialized heap data that is delivered to the caller as decoded pixel values (4,096 bytes per Y/Cb/Cr plane = 12,288+ bytes total). Any application using libheif to decode grid-based HEIF/AVIF files with default settings is vulnerable: a crafted .heic or .avif file causes 4,096+ bytes of heap memory to appear as pixel values in the decoded image, and the calling application receives heif_error_Ok, so it has no indication the output contains heap garbage. In server-side image processing, an uploaded crafted HEIF decoded and re-encoded (e.g., as PNG/JPEG for thumbnails, CDN, social media) can leak cross-user data such as auth tokens, database results, and other users' image data. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

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EPSS Score
0,0003
Percentile
0,1th
Updated

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200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Draft
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: Not Technology-Specific, Web Based, Mobile
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908

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Incomplete
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Availability
Potential Impacts:
Read Memory Read Application Data Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
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https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-4m8r-34pg-rvwc
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/releases/tag/v1.22.0
https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-4m8r-34pg-rvwc