Vulnerability · Published May 31, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-10198Assimp glTFImporter glTFImporter.cpp ImportMeshes null pointer dereference
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity null pointer dereference in Assimp. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw has been found in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Assimp::glTFImporter::ImportMeshes of the file glTFImporter.cpp of the component glTFImporter. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project tagged the reported issue as bug.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10198 |
| Debian:13 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10198 |
| Debian:14 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10198 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10198 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10198 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10198 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10198 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10198 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-367478 | Assimp glTFImporter glTFImporter.cpp ImportMeshes null pointer dereference vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-367478 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-10198 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #821178 | Assimp commit 17c12da NULL Pointer Dereference third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6609 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27193865/poc.zip exploit
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/ product