{"id":"CVE-2026-8822","title":"A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the vtkDEMReader ReadProfiles functionality of vtk (version(s): 9.6.1)","summary":"A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the vtkDEMReader ReadProfiles functionality of vtk (version(s): 9.6.1). A specially crafted USGS DEM can lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vuln…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"vtk","product":"vtk","affected":["vtk 9.6.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-30T17:21:38.231085Z"},"published":"2026-10-29","updated":"2026-10-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-30T17:21:50.704Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8822","references":[{"url":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2421","label":"https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2421"},{"url":"https://vtk.org/download/","label":"https://vtk.org/download/"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00307,"epssPercentile":0.23714,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T16:24:31.251Z","slug":"CVE-2026-8822","body":"## Overview\n\nA memory corruption vulnerability exists in the vtkDEMReader ReadProfiles functionality of vtk (version(s): 9.6.1). A specially crafted USGS DEM can lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `vtk 9.6.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}