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Vulnerability · Published May 31, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-10197Assimp TF File glTF2Importer.cpp ImportEmbeddedTextures 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 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was detected in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected is the function glTF2Importer::ImportEmbeddedTextures in the library code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Importer.cpp of the component TF File Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12assimpno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-10197
Debian:13assimpno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-10197
Debian:14assimpno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-10197
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSassimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-10197
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSassimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-10197
Ubuntu:25.10assimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-10197
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSassimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-10197
Ubuntu:26.10assimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-10197

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Assimp 6.0.06.0.16.0.26.0.36.0.4

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:O/RC:C

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