CVE-2026-8212
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1
- https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read
- https://vuldb.com/submit/808127
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429/cti
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8212
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gdal/PYSEC-2026-4.yaml
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-122 CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.