CVE-2026-41511 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-41511: OpenMcdf has an Infinite loop DoS via crafted CFB directory cycle

Vendor Ironfede
Product openmcdf
Weakness CWE-835
Published May 8, 2026
Last update May 11, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

OpenMcdf is a fully .NET / C# library to manipulate Compound File Binary File Format files, also known as Structured Storage. Prior to version 3.1.3, OpenMcdf does not detect cycles in the directory entry red-black tree of a Compound File Binary (CFB) document. A crafted CFB file with a cycle in the LeftSiblingID / RightSiblingID chain causes Storage.EnumerateEntries() and Storage.OpenStream() to loop indefinitely, consuming the calling thread with no possibility of recovery via try/catch. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.3.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 8, 2026 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated