---
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'
---

## Overview

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 vulnerability.

## Affected

- `vtk 9.6.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.