Vulnerability · Published Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by talos

CVE-2026-9535

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in vtk from vtk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the vtkChacoReader InputGraph2 functionality of vtk (version(s): 9.6.1). A specially crafted chaco can lead to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12vtk9no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-9535
Debian:13vtk9no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-9535
Debian:14vtk9no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-9535
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSvtk9no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-9535
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSvtk9no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-9535
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSvtk9no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-9535
Ubuntu:26.10vtk9no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-9535

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
vtk vtk 9.6.1

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

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