CVE-2026-10197: NULL Pointer Dereference in Assimp
A vulnerability was detected in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected is the function glTF2Importer::ImportEmbeddedTextures in the library code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Importer.cpp of the component TF File Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Assimp's glTF2Importer::ImportEmbeddedTextures function leads to a null pointer dereference due to improper handling of embedded textures. It affects Assimp versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.4. The issue requires local access with low privileges and does not involve user interaction or elevated privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.8 (medium) score, reflecting limited attack vector and impact. A fix is pending acceptance in a pull request, with no official patch currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a null pointer dereference, which typically causes application crashes or denial of service. Since the attack requires local access and low privileges, the impact is limited to local denial of service conditions without privilege escalation or remote exploitation. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available. A pull request addressing the issue has been submitted but awaits acceptance. Users should monitor the vendor's repository or advisories for the official patch release. Until then, restricting local access to trusted users and avoiding use of affected Assimp versions where possible can reduce risk.
CVE-2026-10197: NULL Pointer Dereference in Assimp
Description
A vulnerability was detected in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected is the function glTF2Importer::ImportEmbeddedTextures in the library code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Importer.cpp of the component TF File Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Assimp's glTF2Importer::ImportEmbeddedTextures function leads to a null pointer dereference due to improper handling of embedded textures. It affects Assimp versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.4. The issue requires local access with low privileges and does not involve user interaction or elevated privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.8 (medium) score, reflecting limited attack vector and impact. A fix is pending acceptance in a pull request, with no official patch currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a null pointer dereference, which typically causes application crashes or denial of service. Since the attack requires local access and low privileges, the impact is limited to local denial of service conditions without privilege escalation or remote exploitation. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available. A pull request addressing the issue has been submitted but awaits acceptance. Users should monitor the vendor's repository or advisories for the official patch release. Until then, restricting local access to trusted users and avoiding use of affected Assimp versions where possible can reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-31T06:13:33.390Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1cb3bbe29bf47b5068a4a9
Added to database: 5/31/2026, 10:18:35 PM
Last enriched: 5/31/2026, 10:33:25 PM
Last updated: 6/2/2026, 6:19:22 AM
Views: 17
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