CVE-2026-40025 | sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit up to 4.14.0 APFS File Parser wrapped_key_parser out-of-bounds

VDB-356469 · CVE-2026-40025 · GCVE-0-2026-40025 SLEUTHKIT THE SLEUTH KIT UP TO 4.14.0 APFS FILE PARSER WRAPPED_KEY_PARSER OUT-OF-BOUNDS HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 5.2 $0-$5k 0.53+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit up to 4.14.0. This vulnerability affects the function wrapped_key_parser of the component APFS File Parser. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-40025. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in sleuthkit The Sleuth Kit up to 4.14.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function wrapped_key_parser of the component APFS File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: 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. The weakness was shared with Mobasi Security Team. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-40025 since 04/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. Applying the patch 8b9c9e7d493bd68624f3b1a3963edd45c3ff7611 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. Productinfo Vendor sleuthkit Name The Sleuth Kit Version 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14.0 License open-source CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2 VulDB Base Score: 6.3 VulDB Temp Score: 6.0 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 4.4 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Out-of-bounds CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Patch Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Patch: 8b9c9e7d493bd68624f3b1a3963edd45c3ff7611 Timelineinfo 04/08/2026 CVE reserved 04/09/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed 04/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: github.com Organization: Mobasi Security Team Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-40025 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40025 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356469 Entryinfo Created: 04/09/2026 02:43 Changes: 04/09/2026 02:43 (79) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:CCE:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸