CVE-2026-10231
Publication date 1 June 2026
Last updated 6 June 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected is the function HL1MDLLoader::extract_anim_value of the file HL1MDLLoader.cpp of the component Half-Life 1 MDL Loader. Performing a manipulation of the argument num.total 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. The project tagged the reported issue as bug.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| assimp | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.3 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10231
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6616
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27195744/poc.zip
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10231
- https://vuldb.com/submit/821191
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367510
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367510/cti