CVE-2026-84449

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

0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 35.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-22.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2026-09-18 16:03Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-22 14:52Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-09-01

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.7)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

10a55a9c9bdf6977c9e039b387c1a408a690f40de01ff53337ee5679abadfed6

• github.comhttps://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-2c3g-p585-8rpqx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/strukturag/libheif/commit/e29953da30eb11aa1762df0bff3b36be4b22fbe3x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/strukturag/libheif/releases/tag/v1.19.6x_refsource_MISC