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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-8212 · published 9 May 2026

CVE-2026-8212: Osgeo gdal memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Osgeo · Gdal

A flaw has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SWSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 addresses this issue. This patch is called 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. The affected component should be upgraded.

1.9 CVSS 4.0 Low EPSS 0.23% · top 87.4% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflowCWE-122 · Heap-based buffer overflow
1.9CVSS 4.0 base score, v2 4.3
0.23%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 3 tagged exploit
24 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A flaw has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SWSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 addresses this issue. This patch is called 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. The affected component should be upgraded.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/ Product
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd Patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398 ExploitIssue TrackingMitigationPatch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1 PatchRelease Notes
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/808127 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429/cti Permissions RequiredVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-8212), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.