Description
A weakness has been identified in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function aiNode::~aiNode of the file scene.cpp of the component ASE File Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project tagged the reported issue as bug.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Assimp | 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | assimp | 6.0.5-4.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11129-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | assimp | 5.4.3-160000.4.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21242-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | qt5-qt3d +2 | 5.15.3-1.amzn2.0.10 | ALAS2-2026-3797 |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21242-1 Security update for assimp SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3797 Moderate: qt5-qt3d security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jul 7, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11129-1 assimp-devel-6.0.5-4.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 29, 2026
References
- VDB-367511 | Assimp ASE File scene.cpp ~aiNode use after free vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-367511 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-10232 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #821192 | Assimp commit 17c12da Memory Corruption third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6617 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27200601/poc.zip exploit
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/ product