CVE-2026-8086

A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This issue affects the function SWnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Such manipulation of the argument DimensionName leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 3.12.4RC1 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 9491e794f1757f08063ea2f7a274ad2994afa636. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/	Product
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/9491e794f1757f08063ea2f7a274ad2994afa636	Patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14356	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/pull/14361	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.12.4RC1	Release Notes
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swinqdims_bof	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/808038	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/361839	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/361839/cti	Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14356	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/808038	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:3.13.0:beta1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:3.13.0:beta2::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-07 19:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 11:03

NVD link : CVE-2026-8086

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8086

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8086

JSON object : View

Products Affected

osgeo

gdal

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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