CVE-2026-8824
Received Received - Intake

Memory Corruption in VTK via Malicious BMP File

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-8824, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-29

Last updated on: 2026-10-29

Assigner: Talos

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the vtkBMPReader ExecuteDataWithInformation functionality of vtk (version(s): 9.6.1). A specially crafted .bmp file can lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

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Published
2026-10-29
Last Modified
2026-10-29
Generated
2026-10-29
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
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vtk vtk 9.6.1

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CWE ID Description
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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