Vulnerability · CVE-2026-8213
A vulnerability has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4.
Published May 9, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · A vulnerability has been
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8213. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been is installed.
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- Severity
- Low1.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.23%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe osgeo/gdal
A vulnerability has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this issue is the function GDSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c of the component Grid File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 can resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
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- cpe osgeo/gdal3.13.0
How to fix CVE-2026-8213
Recommended remediation
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Official advisories
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8213. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been 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; CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. EPSS 0.23%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Timeline
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May 9, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A vulnerability has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this issue is the function GDSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c of the component Grid File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 can resolve this issue.
Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A vulnerability has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this issue is the function GDSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c of the component Grid File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 can resolve this issue.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8213
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-8213
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8213
A vulnerability has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this issue is the function GDSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c of the component Grid File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached local
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.