Medium severity · published May 7, 2026
CVE-2026-8088
OSGeo gdal GDapi.c GDfieldinfo out-of-bounds
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A weakness has been identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. The affected element is the function GDfieldinfo of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is sufficient to fix this issue. This patch is called a791f70f8eaec540974ec989ca6fb00266b7646c. The affected component should be upgraded.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GD
gdal · OSGeo
3.13.0dev-4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8088
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8088
Product
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/
Patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/a791f70f8eaec540974ec989ca6fb00266b7646c
Exploit
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14379
Release Notes
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1
Exploit
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-gdapi-gdfinfo-dimlist-oob-read
Exploit
https://vuldb.com/submit/808040
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