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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-57108 · published 31 October 2025

CVE-2025-57108: Vtk use after free vulnerability

Vtk · Vtk

Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) through 9.5.0 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in vtkGLTFDocumentLoader. The vulnerability manifests during mesh object copy operations where vector members are accessed after the underlying memory has been freed, specifically when handling GLTF files with corrupted or invalid mesh reference structures.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.37% · top 71.9% CWE-416 · Use after free
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.37%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) through 9.5.0 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in vtkGLTFDocumentLoader. The vulnerability manifests during mesh object copy operations where vector members are accessed after the underlying memory has been freed, specifically when handling GLTF files with corrupted or invalid mesh reference structures.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/issues/19736 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-57108), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.