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CVE-2026-8212

OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWSDfldsrch heap-based overflow

Published: May 9, 2026Updated: May 19, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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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-122CWE-125

Affected Products

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

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/
github.com
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd
github.com
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398
github.com
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Timeline

Published
May 9, 2026
Last Updated
May 19, 2026

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