CVE-2026-111125

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 15.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.9 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-21.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-15 18:57Z13 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-21 01:15Z8 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-10-15

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.9)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

151a9c1ccbbdd56269312f795654985a52186d58a8db0f1883aa57fdb2c295e0

• hackmd.iohttps://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cfitsio-zdither0-dither-seed-oob-readtechnical-descriptionexploit
• github.comhttps://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/blob/d6d27653740864a0483e74cff23c53e34e1dceee/fits_hdecompress.c#L2575-L2633technical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsio/blob/d6d27653740864a0483e74cff23c53e34e1dceee/imcompress.c#L6310-L6316technical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/HEASARC/cfitsioproduct
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: CFITSIO through 4.7.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via HCOMPRESS input_nnybblehttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cfitsio-through-4.7.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-hcompress-input-nnybblethird-party-advisory