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CVE-2026-8087

OSGeo gdal GDapi.c GDnentries heap-based overflow

Published: May 7, 2026Updated: May 8, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Impacted is the function GDnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument DataFieldName results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is named 184f77dbcc74118c062c05e464c88161d3c37b9b. You should upgrade the affected component.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-119CWE-122

Affected Products

gdalOSGeo
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
gdalosgeo
Mixed
OSS Libraries / generic-library
osgeooss-projectOSS Librariesaka gdal, geoserver, mapserver

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/361840
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https://vuldb.com/vuln/361840/cti
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https://vuldb.com/submit/808039
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Timeline

Published
May 7, 2026
Last Updated
May 8, 2026

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