---
id: CVE-2026-111147
title: >-
  Libyal libesedb through 20260704 contains a heap out-of-bounds read
  vulnerability in libesedb_record_get_multi_value() that allows attackers to
  read past buffers via unbounded multi-value offset tables
summary: >-
  Libyal libesedb through 20260704 contains a heap out-of-bounds read
  vulnerability in libesedb_record_get_multi_value() that allows attackers to
  read past buffers via unbounded multi-value offset tables. Attackers can
  supply a crafted ESE…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: libyal
product: libesedb
affected:
  - libesedb <= 20260704
published: '2026-10-15'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T19:17:29.210'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111147'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/libyal/libesedb'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/libyal/libesedb/blob/cf49b6d420d4a44dcd6355bc0d6b36f9f580f350/libesedb/libesedb_record.c#L3776-L3830
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libesedb-multi-value-offset-table-oob-read'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libyal-libesedb-through-20260704-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-libesedb-record-get-multi-value
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T19:25:46.414Z'
---

## Overview

Libyal libesedb through 20260704 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libesedb_record_get_multi_value() that allows attackers to read past buffers via unbounded multi-value offset tables. Attackers can supply a crafted ESE/EDB database processed by esedbexport to crash the application or expose up to about 32 KiB of adjacent heap memory.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.