CVE-2026-41511: OpenMcdf has an Infinite loop DoS via crafted CFB directory cycle

April 22, 2026 (updated May 13, 2026)

OpenMcdf does not detect cycles in the directory entry red-black tree of a Compound File Binary (CFB) document. A crafted CFB file with a cycle in the LeftSiblingID / RightSiblingID chain causes Storage.EnumerateEntries() and Storage.OpenStream() to loop indefinitely, consuming the calling thread with no possibility of recovery via try/catch.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxpf-xq2m-q525
github.com/openmcdf/openmcdf/commit/24f445a557fc4f46461cf6d02d296cce16c293a0
github.com/openmcdf/openmcdf/releases/tag/v3.1.3
github.com/openmcdf/openmcdf/security/advisories/GHSA-jxpf-xq2m-q525
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41511

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