Blender before 4.5.15 and 5.x before 5.2.3 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in blo_bhead_id_* accessors in readfile.cc that read ID fields without block length checks. Attackers can supply a crafted .blend file with short ID blocks that, when browsed or appended from, causes heap over-reads leading to crashes or heap memory disclosure.
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/164279
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/c5d6faf04bf3f17efb6c404896ef0e7427784da5
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/94d99b362b0d236dcf07a96c1c8f9f5389d0583c
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/7de4986e74ed47f67e78eb4b76609bb6d1ae8a0e
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/commit/495deb9efff880c42aa88110aec0ea2c0fb1eb07
Published: 2026-10-30
Updated: 2026-10-30
Base Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium