CVE-2026-17572: hdf5 before 2.2.0 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-17572. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00141 (percentile 0.03103), scored 22-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

hdf5 · before 2.2.0 (exclusive)
hdfgroup

HDF5 · <= 2.1.1
The HDF Group

Description’s affected range: through 2.1.1 on all platforms

Component: Shared Object Header Message List

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 4.0): Local · No privileges required · Active user interaction

What an attacker can do

The source reports that an attacker could disrupt service. Source advisory’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality impact as none; integrity impact as low; availability impact as high.

Published 24-Oct-2026 15:08 UTC

CWE: CWE-125, CWE-787
CCR priority: 22.0 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00141 · percentile 0.03106 · 2026-10-24
KEV: no

Provenance

FIRST EPSS daily exploit-probability · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 15:09:16.138216+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 15:07:27.951960+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-17572.html