CVE-2026-24799 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-24799: A heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in davisking/dlib

Vendor Davisking
Product dlib
Weakness CWE-787
Published January 27, 2026
Last update January 27, 2026

CVSS base score

5.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Out-of-bounds Write, Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in davisking dlib (dlib/external/zlib modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files inflate.C. This issue affects dlib: before v19.24.9.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 27, 2026 CVE published
January 27, 2026 Record updated