CVE-2026-116729 (GCVE-0-2026-116729)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-26 21:52
Modified
2026-10-26 21:52
CWE
Summary
libfvde through 20260923 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libfvde_encrypted_metadata_read_type_0x001a() caused by an unbounded strlen on embedded XML plist data. Attackers can supply a crafted FileVault 2 volume with non-NUL-terminated plist data, causing libfvde_volume_open() to read past the heap block buffer.
Impacted products
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