CVE-2026-55211
surfio IRAP header size fields cause out-of-bounds reads
Surfio is a library for reading and writing surface files. Prior to 0.0.19, surfio does not correctly validate size fields in IRAP files, leading to a buffer overflow when untrusted files are parsed. The severity assumes surfio is used to parse untrusted files in a networking context such as a web service. This issue is fixed in version 0.0.19.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
surfio IRAP header size fields cause out-of-bounds reads
Surfio is a library for reading and writing surface files. Prior to 0.0.19, surfio does not correctly validate size fields in IRAP files, leading to a buffer overflow when untrusted files are parsed. The severity assumes surfio is used to parse untrusted files in a networking context such as a web service. This issue is fixed in version 0.0.19.
- Record
CVE-2026-55211- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-78671
Surfio is a library for reading and writing surface files. Prior to 0.0.19, surfio does not correctly validate size fields in IRAP files, leading to a buffer overflow when untrusted files are parsed. The severity assumes surfio is used to parse untrusted files in a networking context such as a web service. This issue is fixed in version 0.0.19.
- Record
EUVD-2026-78671- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rcr2-hggw-43wm
surfio has an out-of-bounds read
Impact
Prior to version 0.0.19, surfio would not correctly validate size fields in irap files, leading to a buffer overflow . The severity rating assumes that surfio is used to parse untrused files in a networking context such as a web service.
Patches
The bug has been patched in version 0.0.19
- Record
GHSA-rcr2-hggw-43wm- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Surfio is a library for reading and writing surface files. Prior to 0.0.19, surfio does not correctly validate size fields in IRAP files, leading to a buffer overflow when untrusted files are parsed. The severity assumes surfio is used to parse untrusted files in a networking context such as a web service. This issue is fixed in version 0.0.19.
- Record
CVE-2026-55211- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
surfio IRAP header size fields cause out-of-bounds reads
Surfio is a library for reading and writing surface files. Prior to 0.0.19, surfio does not correctly validate size fields in IRAP files, leading to a buffer overflow when untrusted files are parsed. The severity assumes surfio is used to parse untrusted files in a networking context such as a web service. This issue is fixed in version 0.0.19.
- Record
CVE-2026-55211- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rcr2-hggw-43wm
surfio has an out-of-bounds read
Impact
Prior to version 0.0.19, surfio would not correctly validate size fields in irap files, leading to a buffer overflow . The severity rating assumes that surfio is used to parse untrused files in a networking context such as a web service.
Patches
The bug has been patched in version 0.0.19
- Record
GHSA-rcr2-hggw-43wm- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-3701
surfio has an out-of-bounds read
Impact
Prior to version 0.0.19, surfio would not correctly validate size fields in irap files, leading to a buffer overflow . The severity rating assumes that surfio is used to parse untrused files in a networking context such as a web service.
Patches
The bug has been patched in version 0.0.19
- Record
PYSEC-2026-3701- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-55211 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Equinor Surfio, published August 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in surfio 0.0.19.
References
github.com/equinor/surfio/security/advisories/GHSA-rcr2-hggw-43wm