Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-8086

A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4.

Published May 7, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A vulnerability was identified

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8086. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability was identified is installed.

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Severity
Low1.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.27%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe osgeo/gdal

A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This issue affects the function SWnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Such manipulation of the argument DimensionName leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 3.12.4RC1 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 9491e794f1757f08063ea2f7a274ad2994afa636. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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  • cpe osgeo/gdal3.13.0

How to fix CVE-2026-8086

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8086. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability was identified is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 3.13.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This issue affects the function SWnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Such manipulation of the argument DimensionName leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 3.12.4RC1 is capable of addressing this issue. The nam

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This issue affects the function SWnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Such manipulation of the argument DimensionName leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 3.12.4RC1 is capable of addressing this issue. The nam

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8086

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-8086

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8086

    A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This issue affects the function SWnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Such manipulation of the argument DimensionName leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The expl

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.