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CVE-2026-110716: unshield through 1.6.2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via unshield_get_file_table

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-14 · updated 2026-10-16
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

unshield through 1.6.2 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in unshield_get_file_table() that allows attackers to read past heap allocations via unchecked cabinet header offsets. Attackers can supply a crafted InstallShield cabinet with out-of-range file_table_offset or large file counts to crash the unshield tool or library consumers.

Affected products

• twogood unshield: through 1.6.2

References

• https://github.com/twogood/unshield
• https://github.com/twogood/unshield/blob/51de441ba6893f11026d4671ccef9e8e2a4634fa/lib/libunshield.c#L195
• https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/unshield-header-filetable-oob-read
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unshield-through-1.6.2-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-unshield-get-file-table

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