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Ubuntu (unknown) CVE-2026-47251

| EUVDEUVD-2026-46435 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-07-02 vendor:ubuntu
6.8
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Unknown
  2. Exploit
    Unknown
  3. Impact
    Unknown

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation conditions cannot be determined. No description, CVSS vector, or any other technical detail was provided. It is unknown whether exploitation requires authentication, network access, local access, user interaction, or a specific configuration. No limiting factors can be identified. Security teams cannot use this record to assess realistic exploitation risk without additional vendor disclosure.

Impact

Risk cannot be assessed. No CVSS vector is available to evaluate attack vector, complexity, or required privileges. EPSS data is absent. KEV status is not confirmed. No POC information was supplied. This CVE is effectively a stub - all risk signals are missing. Treating it as unknown-risk is the only defensible position until vendor disclosure. EXPLICIT CAVEAT: every standard risk signal (CVSS, EPSS, KEV, POC, SSVC) is missing from this record.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

No exploit scenario can be constructed. The vulnerability description, attack vector, and affected component are all unknown. Any scenario would be entirely speculative and should not inform security decisions.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 03, 2026

Insufficient data exists to characterize this vulnerability. CVE-2026-47251 was reported by Ubuntu but carries no description, CVSS score, CVSS vector, CWE classification, or reference links at the time of this analysis. No impact, affected product, or exploitation mechanism can be determined from the available intelligence. Security teams should treat this as unresolved pending vendor disclosure.

RemediationAI

No remediation can be recommended at this time. No patch version, advisory URL, or workaround information was included in the available data. Security teams should monitor Ubuntu's Security Notices (ubuntu.com/security/notices) and the Ubuntu CVE tracker for disclosure of CVE-2026-47251. No patch status can be confirmed - absence of patch data is not confirmation that no patch exists.

Affected VersionsENISA

libheif < 1.22.0

Affected Packages

euvd libheif fix: 1.22.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

No technical context can be established. The CWE field is absent, no CPE strings were provided, and the CVE description is unknown. The sole data point is attribution to the Ubuntu vendor source, suggesting the affected package is distributed via Ubuntu repositories, but the specific package, library, or component has not been identified in the available data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY 6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:ubuntu).

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Jul 21, 2026 - 23:36 EUVD
CVSS changed
Jul 21, 2026 - 22:26 NVD
6.8 (MEDIUM)

DescriptionCVE.org

[Unknown description]

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

CVE-2023-49464 HIGH POC
8.8 Dec 07

libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function UncompressedImageCodec::get_luma_bit

CVE-2023-49463 HIGH POC
8.8 Dec 07

libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function find_exif_tag at /libheif/exif.cc. R

CVE-2023-49462 HIGH POC
8.8 Dec 07

libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libheif/exif.cc. Rated high severi

CVE-2023-49460 HIGH POC
8.8 Dec 07

libheif v1.17.5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function UncompressedImageCodec::decode_uncom

CVE-2019-11471 HIGH POC
8.8 Apr 23

libheif 1.4.0 has a use-after-free in heif::HeifContext::Image::set_alpha_channel in heif_context.h because heif_context

CVE-2024-41311 HIGH POC
8.1 Oct 15

In Libheif 1.17.6, insufficient checks in ImageOverlay::parse() decoding a heif file containing an overlay image with fo

CVE-2024-25269 HIGH POC
7.5 Mar 05

libheif <= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulne

CVE-2025-68431 HIGH POC
7.1

Out-of-bounds read in libheif's HEIF/HEIC overlay processing can disclose limited memory contents and crash affected app

CVE-2023-29659 MEDIUM POC
6.5 May 05

A Segmentation fault caused by a floating point exception exists in libheif 1.15.1 using crafted heif images via the hei

CVE-2025-29482 MEDIUM POC
6.2 Apr 07

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libheif 1.19.7 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the SAO (Sample Ad

CVE-2026-84383 CRITICAL
9.8 Sep 04

Heap-based buffer overflow in libheif before 1.23.2 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and potentially achieve co

CVE-2026-32740 HIGH
8.8 May 19

Heap buffer overflow write in libheif (versions ≤ 1.21.2) lets a crafted HEIF/AVIF file write 64 bytes of attacker-contr

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
Image SLES-SAP-Azure Image SLES-SAP-Azure-3P Image SLES-SAP-BYOS-Azure Image SLES-SAP-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES-SAP-BYOS-GCE Image SLES-SAP-EC2 Image SLES-SAP-GCE Image SLES-SAPCAL-Azure Image SLES-SAPCAL-EC2 Image SLES-SAPCAL-GCE Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 Fixed

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