CVE-2026-40025

The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the APFS filesystem keybag parser where the wrapped_key_parser class follows attacker-controlled length fields without bounds checking, causing heap reads past the allocated buffer. An attacker can craft a malicious APFS disk image that triggers information disclosure or crashes when processed by any Sleuth Kit tool that parses APFS volumes.

CVSS v3 4.4 MEDIUM

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/commit/8b9c9e7d493bd68624f3b1a3963edd45c3ff7611	Patch
https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/pull/3444	Issue Tracking
https://mobasi.ai/sentinel	Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sleuth-kit-apfs-keybag-parser-out-of-bounds-read	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Apr 2026, 20:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:sleuthkit:the_sleuth_kit::::::::
First Time		Sleuthkit Sleuthkit the Sleuth Kit
References	~~() https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/commit/8b9c9e7d493bd68624f3b1a3963edd45c3ff7611 -~~	() https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/commit/8b9c9e7d493bd68624f3b1a3963edd45c3ff7611 - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/pull/3444 -~~	() https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/pull/3444 - Issue Tracking
References	~~() https://mobasi.ai/sentinel -~~	() https://mobasi.ai/sentinel - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sleuth-kit-apfs-keybag-parser-out-of-bounds-read -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sleuth-kit-apfs-keybag-parser-out-of-bounds-read - Third Party Advisory

08 Apr 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-08 22:16

Updated : 2026-04-15 20:52

NVD link : CVE-2026-40025

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40025

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40025

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sleuthkit

the_sleuth_kit

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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