Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vtk package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-VTK-22149946
  • published3 Nov 2026
  • disclosed29 Oct 2026
  • creditEmmanuel Tacheau

Introduced: 29 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-8824  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for vtk.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via a buffer overflow in the vtkBMPReader ExecuteDataWithInformation function when processing a malicious .bmp file, allowing an attacker to trigger memory corruption and crash the process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1