CVE-2026-40025: sleuthkit Out-of-bounds Read

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-40025 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in sleuthkit. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-04-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-10-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the APFS filesystem keybag parser where the wrapped_key_parser class follows attacker-controlled length fields without bounds checking, causing heap reads past the allocated buffer. An attacker can craft a malicious APFS disk image that triggers information disclosure or crashes when processed by any Sleuth Kit tool that parses APFS volumes.

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.