Answer in brief
CVE-2026-120740 records a Low severity (CVSS 2.0) vulnerability in Hivex: hivex: denial of service via out-of-bounds read in big-data block processing. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/hivex (generic), Red Hat/virt-devel:rhel/hivex (generic), Red Hat/virt:rhel/hivex (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 2.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Red Hat/hivex (generic), Red Hat/virt-devel:rhel/hivex (generic), Red Hat/virt:rhel/hivex (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/hivexgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/virt-devel:rhel/hivexgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/virt:rhel/hivexgeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Nov 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 2, 2026
A flaw was found in hivex. By supplying a specially crafted Windows registry hive file, an attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds memory read when hivex parses registry values containing malformed large data block lists. This issue can cause the application processing the registry file to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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