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TI-2026-07125 Aliases CVE-2026-8087GHSA-h9rh-5ffh-h669

OSGeo gdal GDapi.c GDnentries heap-based overflow

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

A security flaw has been discovered in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Impacted is the function GDnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument DataFieldName results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is named 184f77dbcc74118c062c05e464c88161d3c37b9b. You should upgrade the affected component.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00223 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Fixed gdal (OSGeo): 3.13.0RC1GDAL (PyPI): 3.13.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OSGeogdal3.13.0dev-43.13.0RC1Patch availableCNA
—GDAL (PyPI)before 3.13.03.13.0Patch availableGHSA-h9rh-5ffh-h669
  • gdal VendorOSGeo Affected 3.13.0dev-4 Fixed in 3.13.0RC1 Patch available CNA
  • GDAL (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.13.0 Fixed in 3.13.0 Patch available GHSA-h9rh-5ffh-h669

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.12.4VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:3.13.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.0 beta1VulnerableOSGeo
cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:3.13.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.0 beta2VulnerableOSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.12.4 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:3.13.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.13.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·OSGeo
  • cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal:3.13.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.13.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·OSGeo

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA gdal (OSGeo) Fixed in 3.13.0RC1
  • Fix · GHSA-h9rh-5ffh-h669 GDAL (PyPI) Fixed in 3.13.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8087
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9rh-5ffh-h669

References

Exploit 2

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-36264 Stack-based buffer overflow in GDAL CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-21099 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gdal 3.10.2 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2026-07234 OSGeo gdal Grid File GDapi.c GDSDfldsrch heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-07233 OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWSDfldsrch heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-07126 OSGeo gdal GDapi.c GDfieldinfo out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-07124 OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWnentries heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
See all 11 →

Sources

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