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CVE-2026-103635

Out-of-bounds read in the compact Theta sketch deserialization of Apache DataSketches C++ (repo: datasketches-cpp). compact_theta_sketch::deserialize() and wrapped_compact_theta_sketch::wrap() read header fields before checking that the input was long enough. For the compressed format, the size check could be defeated by a 32-bit overflow, and two header fields that control decoding were not validated; this also affected deserialization from a stream. A crafted or truncated sketch could cause a read past the end of the input. In the compressed case the over-read can be large, and the bytes re…

Scores

9.1
CVSS 9.1 out of 10, critical severity.
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
10 October 2026
Last changed
16 October 2026
NVD status
Undergoing Analysis
Severity
Critical, CVSS 9.1 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 48).

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