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CVE-2026-82591

5.3 · MEDIUM

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 6.0.2.

Published Aug 30, 2026CWE-119EPSS 0.17%

Overview

CVE-2026-82591 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 30, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 6.0.2. The impacted element is the function MD5Importer::MakeDataUnique of the file code/AssetLib/MD5/MD5Loader.cpp. The manipulation of the argument iNewIndex leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The identifier of the patch is bf9dabb617c46e5133dac65cca6bff177917afcb. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/assimp/assimp/commit/bf9dabb617c46e5133dac65cca6bff177917afcbGitHubgithub.com/assimp/assimp/pull/6718Refvuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-82591Refvuldb.com/submit/892413Refvuldb.com/vuln/397086Refvuldb.com/vuln/397086/cti

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-82591?

CVE-2026-82591 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 30, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-82591?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-82591?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-82591?

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