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.
Published: 2026-04-08
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Apply Patch
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History

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Sleuthkit
Sleuthkit the Sleuth Kit
Vendors & Products Sleuthkit
Sleuthkit the Sleuth Kit

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Sleuth Kit APFS Keybag Parser Out-of-Bounds Read
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-09T16:16:39.403Z

Reserved: 2026-04-08T13:36:42.932Z

Link: CVE-2026-40025

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-09T15:03:20.256Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-08T22:16:22.603

Modified: 2026-04-15T20:52:40.717

Link: CVE-2026-40025

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T16:37:02Z

Weaknesses