CVE-2026-32740

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 52.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-24.

Red Hat severity

Important. 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

2026-05-19 19:22Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-15 01:07Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-03-13

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

8e71a4c59f53ff32d7b3ea0dacc0308ca4b70d1098c5ad949c2d3465f64381b1

• github.comhttps://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-frfr-f3vg-2g6jx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/strukturag/libheif/releases/tag/v1.22.0x_refsource_MISC
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32740vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2479969https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479969issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32740.jsonx_sadp-csaf-vex