Medium severity · published Aug 5, 2026
CVE-2026-19026
Nbit filter NULL/short parameter-array dereference
6.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
H5Z__filter_nbit in H5Znbit.c in HDF5 prior to 2.3.0 dereferences cd_values[0] through cd_values[4] without validating that cd_values is non-NULL or that cd_nelmts is at least 5, the fixed size of the filter's header. This allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file that stores the N-Bit filter pipeline message with zero client-data values, opened and read via H5Dread, e.g. by the h5ls or h5repack tools.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HD
HDF5 · The HDF Group
<=2.3.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19026
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19026
github.com
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/pull/6497
github.com
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/6489
github.com
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/6492
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