Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-108573Open Asset Import Library Assimp PLY File getNextBlock out-of-bounds

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in Assimp from Open Asset Import Library. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 6.0.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function IOStreamBuffer::getNextBlock of the component PLY File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12assimpno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-108573
Debian:13assimpno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-108573
Debian:14assimpno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-108573
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSassimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-108573
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSassimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-108573
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSassimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-108573
Ubuntu:26.10assimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-108573

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Open Asset Import Library Assimp 6.0.06.0.16.0.26.0.36.0.46.0.5

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:C

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