CVE-2026-26824 (GCVE-0-2026-26824)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-03 00:00 – Updated: 2026-06-04 12:25
VLAI
Summary
libxls through version 1.6.3 contains a use of uninitialized memory vulnerability in the OLE container parser. Memory allocated for the Master Sector Allocation Table (MSAT) in read_MSAT() is not fully initialized before being consumed by ole2_validate_sector_chain(), which may result in application crashes or potential information disclosure when processing a crafted XLS file
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-457 - Use of Uninitialized Variable
Assigner
References
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