Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) through 9.5.0 contains a heap buffer overflow…
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) through 9.5.0 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in vtkGLTFDocumentLoader. When processing specially crafted GLTF files, the copy constructor of Accessor objects fails to properly validate buffer boundaries before performing memory read operations.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0018 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-57107
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hj2-fxwr-rvj5
References
More Vtk vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-35446 Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) through 9.5.0 contains a heap use-after-free… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18807 Uncontrolled resource consumption in vtk CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35444 Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) up to 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-57107 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-57107 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6hj2-fxwr-rvj5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-57107 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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