Vulnerability · Published Jun 1, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-10232Assimp ASE File scene.cpp ~aiNode use after free
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity use-after-free 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 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A weakness has been identified in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function aiNode::~aiNode of the file scene.cpp of the component ASE File Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. 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-2026-10232 |
| Debian:13 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10232 |
| Debian:14 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10232 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10232 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10232 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10232 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10232 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10232 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-367511 | Assimp ASE File scene.cpp ~aiNode use after free vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-367511 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-10232 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #821192 | Assimp commit 17c12da Memory Corruption third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6617 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27200601/poc.zip exploit
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/ product