ETK-2026-2720Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.
waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.description
libheif versions before 1.23.7 can spend excessive CPU time decoding a crafted HEIF image or sequence sample containing many coded pictures. An attacker can tie up decoding workers when an application processes attacker-controlled HEIF files, such as uploads or thumbnails.
mitigation
Upgrade libheif to version 1.23.7 or later. Until upgrades are complete, restrict or isolate processing of untrusted HEIF files and apply decoding time limits where possible.
fixed in 1.23.7
outcome
Contextual, not validated: no deterministic check could cover this one, and no technique passed our review.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-26 11:52Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
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{ "etk_id": "ETK-2026-2720", "cve_id": null, "display_id": "ETK-2026-2720", "ghsa_id": "GHSA-2g6j-vhr6-6wrj", "euvd_id": null, "status": "published", "anchor_state": "awaiting_cve", "title": "CPU exhaustion denial of service in libheif decoding", "summary": "libheif versions before 1.23.7 can spend excessive CPU time decoding a crafted HEIF image or sequence sample containing many coded pictures. An attacker can tie up decoding workers when an application processes attacker-controlled HEIF files, such as uploads or thumbnails.", "mitigation": "Upgrade libheif to version 1.23.7 or later. Until upgrades are complete, restrict or isolate processing of untrusted HEIF files and apply decoding time limits where possible.", "vendor": "other", "product": "libheif", "affected": [ { "affected_notes": [], "affected_ranges": [ ">= 1.0.0, < 1.23.7" ], "ecosystem": "other", "fixed_versions": [ "1.23.7" ], "package_name": "libheif", "purl": null } ], "cwes": [ 405 ], "cvss_score": 7.5, "cvss_src": "cna_vendor", "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "epss_score": null, "epss_percentile": null, "epss_asof": null, "automation": "contextual", "check": false, "check_confidence_basis": null, "exploit": false, "pipeline_minutes": 45.24626315, "t0_at": null, "signals": { "trigger_signal": { "at": "2026-10-26T11:52:58+00:00", "days": -0.8328858386226852, "is_lower_bound": true, "measured_at": "2026-10-27T07:52:19.429862+00:00", "url": "https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-2g6j-vhr6-6wrj" } } }
published 2026-10-27 03:47Z
last change 2026-10-27 07:45Z
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