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CVE-2025-11277VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-11277: Open Asset Import Library Assimp · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Open Asset Import Library AssimpSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Open Asset Import Library AssimpAffected
  • =6.0.2
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-11277, organizations should first verify if they are using Assimp version 6.0.2 and specifically the Q3DImporter functionality. Immediate mitigation steps include restricting local access to trusted users only and applying strict access controls on systems where Assimp is deployed. Developers should consider disabling or sandboxing the Q3D import functionality if not required. Monitoring and logging local user activities related to file imports can help detect exploitation attempts. Until an official patch is released, recompiling Assimp with added bounds checking or using memory safety tools such as AddressSanitizer during development can help identify and prevent exploitation. Additionally, organizations should keep their software dependencies updated and subscribe to vendor advisories for timely patch releases. Employing endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting anomalous local memory corruption or exploitation attempts can provide an additional layer of defense. Finally, educating local users about the risks of running untrusted 3D files can reduce the likelihood of exploitation.

Description

A weakness has been identified in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 6.0.2. This affects the function Q3DImporter::InternReadFile of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/Q3D/Q3DLoader.cpp. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks.

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