CVE-2026-8212
OSGeo gdal has a heap-based buffer overflow
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.02%
Description
A flaw has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SWSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 addresses this issue. This patch is called 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. The affected component should be upgraded.
How to fix CVE-2026-8212
To remediate CVE-2026-8212, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.13.0 or later
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 3.13.0RC1 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2026-8212 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 3.13.0
- from 0
- from 0, < 3.13.0RC1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |