Out-of-bounds Read in Mindwerks Wildmidi
CVE-2026-111163
WildMIDI through 0.5.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in _WM_ParseNewHmi() in src/f_hmi.c that reads past buffers when handling 0xfe sub-events. Attackers can supply a crafted HMI file placing a 0xfe 0x10 sub-event near the buffer end to read up to four bytes past the allocation, crashing the decoding application.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/wildmidi-hmp-chunk-length-underflow-oob-read (technical-description)
- github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi/blob/340472ed4633d139d30c660b90eca03c1320e593/src… (technical-description)
- github.com/Mindwerks/wildmidi (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wildmidi-through-0.5.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-111163?
- CVE-2026-111163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mindwerks Wildmidi, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-111163?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.