Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in…
Priority LOW 29CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00281 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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-2025-57109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm44-q4q5-7mg9
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-57109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-57109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm44-q4q5-7mg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-57109 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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