CVE-2026-45785

Medium

Description

OpenMcdf is a fully .NET / C# library to manipulate Compound File Binary File Format files, also known as Structured Storage. In 3.1.3 and earlier, the BST name-lookup loop in DirectoryTree.TryGetDirectoryEntry (OpenMcdf/DirectoryTree.cs:35-46) walks directory entries by repeatedly calling directories.TryGetSibling(child, siblingType, validateColor). A crafted CFB file with cyclic Left/Right sibling links among directory entries, constructed so the per-step BST-order check in TryGetSibling (DirectoryEntries.cs:84-85) is satisfied at every step, drives this while (child is not null) loop forever. There is no cycle detection in TryGetDirectoryEntry, and the bug is reachable from RootStorage.OpenStorage(name), TryOpenStorage(name), OpenStream(name), and TryOpenStream(name), causing an unrecoverable denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.4.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.2
Exploit probability—
ProductOpenmcdf
PublishedJul 17, 2026
First seenJul 17, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-835CWE-835

How to fix

Update
  • OpenMcdf3.1.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
OpenMcdfNuGetv < 3.1.43.1.4

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