VDB-383467 · CVE-2026-17573 · GCVE-0-2026-17573

HDF Group HDF5 up to 2.1.1 double free

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6.1	$0-$5k	3.74

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HDF Group HDF5 up to 2.1.1. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes double free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-17573. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HDF Group HDF5 up to 2.1.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A double free vulnerability was discovered in the HDF5 library. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an oversized chunk size field via h5repack may cause the application to abort due to a double free.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-17573 since 07/27/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Database Software

Vendor

HDF Group

Name

HDF5

Version

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/27/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-17573 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-17573
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383467

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2026 17:47
Changes: 07/27/2026 17:47 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103