CVE-2026-40025 Sleuth Kit APFS Keybag Parser Out-of-Bounds Read
An attacker can craft a malicious APFS disk image to trigger an out-of-bounds read in Sleuth Kit, leading to information disclosure or application crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-40025?
CVE-2026-40025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in sleuthkit, published on 8 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40025?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sleuthkit the Sleuth Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2026-40025?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-40025 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40025 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in sleuthkit
Sources
Also known as AZL-82004, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40025, GHSA-fhjv-wmq6-3c5h, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40025.