CVE-2026-4424Out-of-bounds Read in Libarchive

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read8 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 49.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 19

Description

A flaw was found in libarchive. This heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the RAR archive processing logic due to improper validation of the LZSS sliding window size after transitions between compression methods. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted RAR archive, leading to the disclosure of sensitive heap memory information without requiring authentication or user interaction.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2026-4424: A flaw was found in libarchive2026-03-19
GHSA
GHSA-c75f-55f6-f63q: A flaw was found in libarchive2026-03-19

📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
libarchive: libarchive: Information disclosure via heap out-of-bounds read in RAR archive processing2026-03-19
Microsoft
Libarchive: libarchive: information disclosure via heap out-of-bounds read in rar archive processing2026-03-10
Debian
CVE-2026-4424: libarchive - A flaw was found in libarchive. This heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability exist...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-4424 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz

💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2026-4424 libarchive: libarchive: Information disclosure via heap out-of-bounds read in RAR archive processing2026-03-19