ETK-2026-705Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-h4h8-qgvc-m7r2 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
awaiting cvepublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).−16dkevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
libheif >= 1.17.0, <= 1.23.5
fixed in 1.23.6
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
ETK-2026-705, no cve assigned
15d 07h 40msince last run
20mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = trigger signal
trigger signal +0dpublic poc+0dwaiting for further signals+0.2d
0
+5d
+10d
+15d

description

libheif versions before 1.23.6 can consume several gigabytes of memory while decoding attacker-controlled HEIF content that uses the OpenJPEG JPEG 2000 decoder. An attacker needs an application to process an untrusted HEIF image or sequence with that decoder enabled, potentially disrupting the process or host through memory pressure.

mitigation

Upgrade libheif to version 1.23.6 or later. If an upgrade cannot be applied immediately, disable or remove the OpenJPEG decoder plugin and avoid processing untrusted JPEG 2000 HEIF content.

fixed in 1.23.6

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
–
agent run time
20m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
not published yet
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
−16d
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-05 16:41Z
  2. 2026-10-05 16:41Z

this entry in the feed

GET /api/v1/feed/ETK-2026-705

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  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "awaiting_cve",
  "title": "Memory exhaustion in libheif's OpenJPEG decoder",
  "summary": "libheif versions before 1.23.6 can consume several gigabytes of memory while decoding attacker-controlled HEIF content that uses the OpenJPEG JPEG 2000 decoder. An attacker needs an application to process an untrusted HEIF image or sequence with that decoder enabled, potentially disrupting the process or host through memory pressure.",
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  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
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published 2026-10-06 01:20Z
last change 2026-10-21 05:31Z

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