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HDF5 EUVDEUVD-2026-53685

| CVE-2026-19026 MEDIUM
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2026-08-05 HDFG GHSA-fr64-5gr2-c3jj
Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Hdf5 Suse Red Hat
6.8
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: HDFG
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Vendor (HDFG) PRIMARY
6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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5.5 MEDIUM

Local file delivery required (AV:L), user must open the file (UI:R), no privileges needed, availability-only impact with no scope change.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
3.3 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Red Hat
5.5 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (HDFG).

CVSS VectorVendor: HDFG

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
P
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 05, 2026 - 23:31 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 05, 2026 - 23:31 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

H5Z__filter_nbit in H5Znbit.c in HDF5 through 2.3.0 dereferences cd_values[0] through cd_values[4] without validating that cd_values is non-NULL or that cd_nelmts is at least 5, the fixed size of the filter's header. This allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HDF5 file that stores the N-Bit filter pipeline message with zero client-data values, opened and read via H5Dread, e.g. by the h5ls or h5repack tools.

AnalysisAI

Null pointer dereference in HDF5 through 2.3.0 allows denial of service when a user opens a crafted file containing a malformed N-Bit filter pipeline message with zero client-data values. The function H5Z__filter_nbit unconditionally reads cd_values[0] through cd_values[4] before checking whether the array is non-NULL or contains at least 5 elements, crashing any application - including the bundled h5ls and h5repack tools - that calls H5Dread on such a dataset. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Deliver crafted HDF5 file to target system
Delivery
Victim opens file via h5ls, h5repack, or H5Dread-based app
Exploit
N-Bit filter decode invoked on malformed dataset
Execution
NULL/undersized cd_values dereferenced unconditionally
Impact
Process crash (DoS)
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Exploitation Exploitation requires that an HDF5 file encodes a dataset compressed with the N-Bit filter (filter ID 305) AND that the filter's pipeline message is crafted to advertise zero client-data values, causing cd_values to be NULL or cd_nelmts to be less than 5 at decode time. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.8 with vector AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N accurately reflects the threat model: the attack vector is local (a crafted file must be delivered to and opened on the target system), user interaction is required (someone must invoke h5ls, h5repack, or a custom application calling H5Dread), and the entire impact is availability - a process crash with no confidentiality or integrity consequence. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts an HDF5 file containing a dataset whose N-Bit filter pipeline message is configured with zero client-data values (cd_nelmts=0), then delivers it to a target researcher or automated ingestion pipeline via a shared data repository, email attachment, or collaborative filesystem. When the victim opens the file with h5ls or an application invoking H5Dread, H5Z__filter_nbit dereferences the NULL or empty cd_values array at index 0, triggering an immediate process crash. …
Remediation An upstream fix is available as GitHub Pull Request #6497 (https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/pull/6497); however, a released and tagged patched version beyond 2.3.0 is not independently confirmed from the available references. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.
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Vendor StatusVendor

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Severity: Low
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