CVE-2026-34734Disclosure(hdfgroup / hdf5)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

HDF5 is software for managing data. In 1.14.1-2 and earlier, a heap-use-after-free was found in the h5dump helper utility. An attacker who can supply a malicious h5 file can trigger a heap use-after-free. The freed object is referenced in a memmove call from H5T__conv_struct. The original object was allocated by H5D__typeinfo_init_phase3 and freed by H5D__typeinfo_term.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416CWE-825

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • hdf5

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
hdf5

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-09: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-09: 104-09
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-34734 HDF5 is software for managing data. In 1.14.1-2 and earlier, a heap-use-after-free was found in the h5dump helper utility. An attacker who can supply a malicious h5 f… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34734

    Post summary

    The excerpt announces a heap-use-after-free vulnerability in HDF5’s h5dump utility, outlining the affected versions and the attacker’s capability to supply a malicious file.

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CPE platform detail1 entries

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