Security fix · CVE-2026-93451
snappy-java: Heap buffer overflow in Snappy.uncompress*Array typed-array methods
Published Oct 27, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 27, 2026 · snappy-java: Heap buffer overflow
Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-93451. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of snappy-java: Heap buffer overflow is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (snappy-java: Heap buffer overflow).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.30%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- maven org.xerial.snappy · maven org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java
### Impact , , , , and sized the result array by dividing the declared uncompressed byte length by the element size, but native code wrote the full byte length. If the declared length is not a multiple of the element size, up to 7 bytes are written past the end of the Java array, corrupting the heap. ### Patches Fixed in 1.1.10.9 ([#739](https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/pull/739)). These methods now reject uncompressed lengths that are not a multiple of the element size with . ### Workarounds Check that is a multiple of the element size before calling these methods.
Are you affected?
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- maven org.xerial.snappyversion unspecified
- maven org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java<= 1.1.10.8
How to fix CVE-2026-93451
Upgrade
CVE-2026-93451 lists a fix boundary at 1.1.10.8. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected <= 1.1.10.8
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-93451. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of snappy-java: Heap buffer overflow is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with <= 1.1.10.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-193; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.30%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 27, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database
Detected
### Impact , , , , and sized the result array by dividing the declared uncompressed byte length by the element size, but native code wrote the full byte length. If the declared length is not a multiple of the element size, up to 7 bytes are written past the end of the Java array, corrupting the heap. ### Patches Fixed in 1.1.10.9 ([#739](https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/pull/739)). These meth
Oct 27, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database
Updated
### Impact , , , , and sized the result array by dividing the declared uncompressed byte length by the element size, but native code wrote the full byte length. If the declared length is not a multiple of the element size, up to 7 bytes are written past the end of the Java array, corrupting the heap. ### Patches Fixed in 1.1.10.9 ([#739](https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/pull/739)). These meth
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-93451
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-93451
30-day exploitation probability 0.30%
first.org - GitHub Advisory DatabasePackage advisoryGHSA-gwq9-9ffj-mvrv
snappy-java: Heap buffer overflow in Snappy.uncompress*Array typed-array methods
github.com - GitLab Advisory DatabasePackage advisoryCVE-2026-93451
Snappy.uncompressCharArray, uncompressShortArray, uncompressIntArray, uncompressLongArray, uncompressFloatArray and uncompressDoubleArray sized the result array by dividing the declared uncompressed byte length by the element size, but native code wrote the full byte length. If the declared length is not a multiple of the element size, up to 7 bytes are written past the end of the Java array, corr
advisories.gitlab.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 28, 2026
- GitLab Advisory DatabaseOct 28, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
- GitHub Advisory DatabaseOct 27, 2026