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CVE-2026-19999: Assimp · Buffer Overflow

Affects AssimpSource CVE Database V5

0

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
Proof of concept is public or traded
Automatable
Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Limited control over the software or limited information exposure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-08-19.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CISA SSVC: proof of concept public

  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

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by VulDB

    , 13 hours before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    proof of concept public

    , 2 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Open Asset Import Library AssimpAssimpAffected
  • =17c12da
Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:assimp:assimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp Assimp 17c12da. The affected element is the function Assimp::MDLImporter::ParseBoneTrafoKeys_3DGS_MDL7 of the file code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp of the component 3DGS MDL7 Bone Transformation Key Parser. The manipulation of the argument transmatrix_count/pcBoneTransforms leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 50d767984e78d51b53e2020fdf0967fd624bc377. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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