CVE-2026-42057

high

Description

An invalid pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the vtkPNGReader::vtkPNGReaderUpdate2 functionality of vtk 9.6. A specially crafted .png file can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

References

https://vtk.org/download/

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2413

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-113325

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-29

Updated: 2026-10-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00278