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Medium 4.0Published Jul 27, 2026

CVE-2026-17573Double Free in H5D__chunk_copy() in HDF5 via a Crafted Chunk-Index Size Field

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects The HDF Group HDF5 and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

A double free vulnerability was discovered in the HDF5 library. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an oversized chunk size field via h5repack may cause the application to abort due to a double free.

CVSS
4.0 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-415
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
HDFG
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Jul 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
The HDF Group HDF5
hdf_group:hdf5 (from the name)
through 2.1.1
CNA record
hdfgroup hdf5
hdfgroup:hdf5
before 2.2.0
NVD

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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