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Medium severity · published May 9, 2026
CVE-2026-8212
OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWSDfldsrch heap-based overflow
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SWSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 addresses this issue. This patch is called 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. 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 10% 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
Affected product
GD
gdal
OSGeo
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8212
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8212
Product
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/
Patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd
Exploit
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398
Patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1
Exploit
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read
Exploit
https://vuldb.com/submit/808127
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