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CVE-2026-111272: LibRaw through 0.22.2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via parseNikonMakernote ShotInfo

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-15 · updated 2026-10-16
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

LibRaw through 0.22.2 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read in LibRaw::parseNikonMakernote() that allows attackers to read past a short ShotInfo buffer. Attackers can supply a crafted Nikon NEF/TIFF with a 5-byte ShotInfo tag declaring version 243 to crash applications decoding the image.

Affected products

• LibRaw: through 0.22.2

References

• https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw
• https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/b93f6e45c194f5df9b02a43b1af9a54b4f41f33f/src/metadata/nikon.cpp#L873-L967
• https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libraw-nikon-shotinfo-orientationoffset-oob-read
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libraw-through-0.22.2-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-parsenikonmakernote-shotinfo

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