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CVE-2025-57107: Kitware VTK · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

  1. Monitor Kitware and associated software vendors for official patches addressing CVE-2025-57107 and apply them promptly upon release.
  2. Until patches are available, implement strict input validation and sanitization for GLTF files before processing, rejecting files that do not conform to expected formats or sizes.
  3. Use sandboxing or containerization techniques to isolate the GLTF processing components, limiting the impact of potential exploitation.
  4. Restrict the sources of GLTF files to trusted origins and implement file integrity checks to prevent malicious file injection.
  5. Employ runtime protections such as Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), Data Execution Prevention (DEP), and control flow integrity to mitigate exploitation impact.
  6. Conduct security awareness training for users who handle 3D model files to recognize suspicious files or behaviors.
  7. Review and update incident response plans to include scenarios involving exploitation of visualization toolkit vulnerabilities.
  8. Consider alternative visualization libraries temporarily if patching is delayed and risk is high.

Description

Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) through 9.5.0 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in vtkGLTFDocumentLoader. When processing specially crafted GLTF files, the copy constructor of Accessor objects fails to properly validate buffer boundaries before performing memory read operations.

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