CVE-2026-10198 Assimp glTFImporter glTFImporter.cpp ImportMeshes null pointer dereference
A local attacker can cause a denial of service via null pointer dereference in the Assimp library's glTF importer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-10198?
CVE-2026-10198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Assimp, published on 31 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw has been found in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Assimp::glTFImporter::ImportMeshes of the file glTFImporter.cpp of the component glTFImporter. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project tagged the reported issue as bug.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-10198?
How do I fix CVE-2026-10198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-10198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-10198 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-10198 exists.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10198, GHSA-7m2c-m24q-64cc, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-10198.