CVE-2026-47709 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-47709: libheif has a NULL pointer dereference in heif_image_handle_get_image_tiling for malformed unci image missing ispe

Vendor Strukturag
Product libheif
Weakness CWE-476
Published July 21, 2026
Last update July 21, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions prior to 1.22.0 crashes in the public C API `heif_image_handle_get_image_tiling()` when a malformed uncompressed HEIF image item has an associated `uncC` property but no associated `ispe` property. In debug builds this trips the `ispe && uncC` assertion in `ImageItem_uncompressed::get_heif_image_tiling()`. In a release/NDEBUG ASan build, the same file causes a null pointer read at address `0xa8`. Version 1.22.0 fixes the issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 21, 2026 CVE published