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Vulnerability · Published May 7, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-8084OSGeo gdal HDF-EOS Grid File SWapi.c memmove out-of-bounds

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds read in gdal from OSGeo. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was determined in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This vulnerability affects the function memmove of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c of the component HDF-EOS Grid File Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is able to resolve this issue. Patch name: a791f70f8eaec540974ec989ca6fb00266b7646c. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12gdalno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-8084
Debian:13gdalno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-8084
Debian:14gdal3.13.0+dfsg-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8084
PyPIgdal3.13.0PYSEC-2026-2153
Ubuntu:25.10gdalno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-8084

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
OSGeo gdal 3.13.0dev-4

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

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