CVE-2026-8822

high

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the vtkDEMReader ReadProfiles functionality of vtk (version(s): 9.6.1). A specially crafted USGS DEM can lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

References

https://vtk.org/download/

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2421

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-113324

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