CVE-2025-5201VulnerabilityPublished 26 May 2025Updated 28 May 2025

CVE-2025-5201: Open Asset Import Library Assimp · Out-of-Bounds Read

Affects Open Asset Import Library AssimpSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 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 22% 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:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: Low
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable system is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or through terminal emulation (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., using social engineering techniques to trick a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the Vulnerable System are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubassimp/assimp`pkg:github/assimp/assimp`Other threats	Affected =5.4.3	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-5201, European organizations should: 1) Identify and inventory all software products and internal tools that incorporate Assimp version 5.4.3, particularly those handling LWO2 file formats. 2) Monitor for updates or patches from the Assimp project addressing this and related fuzzing bugs, and apply them promptly once available. 3) Implement strict access controls and user privilege management to minimize the risk of local exploitation, ensuring that only trusted users can execute or interact with vulnerable components. 4) Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques for software that processes untrusted 3D model files to contain potential exploitation impacts. 5) Conduct regular security audits and fuzz testing on custom or third-party applications using Assimp to detect similar memory safety issues proactively. 6) Educate users about the risks of processing untrusted 3D assets and enforce policies to validate and sanitize input files before use. These measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific context of Assimp usage and the local attack vector nature of the vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function LWOImporter::CountVertsAndFacesLWO2 of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOLoader.cpp. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project decided to collect all Fuzzer bugs in a main-issue to address them in the future.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-5201 is primarily related to the potential exposure of sensitive data or application crashes in software that integrates the Assimp library version 5.4.3, especially when processing LWO2 files. Assimp is widely used in 3D graphics applications, game development, CAD tools, and other software that imports various 3D model formats. Organizations in sectors such as manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, gaming, and media production that rely on these tools could face risks including data leakage or denial of service conditions if the vulnerability is exploited. Although the attack requires local access, insider threats or compromised user accounts could leverage this vulnerability to escalate issues. The absence of remote exploitation and the medium severity reduce the immediate risk level, but organizations should remain vigilant, especially those with complex supply chains or collaborative environments where untrusted files might be processed. Additionally, the vulnerability may affect software supply chains if Assimp is embedded in third-party applications used by European enterprises.

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