CVE-2021-26603
bandisoft ARK library heap overflow vulnerability
A heap overflow issue was found in ARK library of bandisoft Co., Ltd when the Ark_DigPathA function parsed a file path. This vulnerability is due to missing support for string length check.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.6
bandisoft ARK library heap overflow vulnerability
A heap overflow issue was found in ARK library of bandisoft Co., Ltd when the Ark_DigPathA function parsed a file path. This vulnerability is due to missing support for string length check.
- Record
CVE-2021-26603- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-13397
8.6
A heap overflow issue was found in ARK library of bandisoft Co., Ltd when the Ark_DigPathA function parsed a file path. This vulnerability is due to missing support for string length check.
- Record
EUVD-2021-13397- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xcf9-rf7p-r7f6 No score
A heap overflow issue was found in ARK library of bandisoft Co., Ltd when the Ark_DigPathA...
A heap overflow issue was found in ARK library of bandisoft Co., Ltd when the Ark_DigPathA function parsed a file path. This vulnerability is due to missing support for string length check.
- Record
GHSA-xcf9-rf7p-r7f6- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.6
A heap overflow issue was found in ARK library of bandisoft Co., Ltd when the Ark_DigPathA function parsed a file path. This vulnerability is due to missing support for string length check.
- Record
CVE-2021-26603- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-26603 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Bandisoft Ark, published September 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.