Medium 5.3Published Jan 18, 2026

CVE-2025-15538Open Asset Import Library Assimp LWOMaterial.cpp FindUVChannels use after free

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 9:50 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 6.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Assimp::LWOImporter::FindUVChannels of the file /src/assimp/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOMaterial.cpp. Such manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This and similar defects are tracked and handled via issue #6128.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416, CWE-119
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Feb 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Open Asset Import Library Assimp assimp:assimp	6.0.0; 6.0.1; 6.0.2	CNA record
assimp assimp assimp:assimp	through 6.0.2	NVD

References

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.341727	vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.341727	signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.735232	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6258	issue-tracking, exploit
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6258#issuecomment-3070999530	issue-tracking, exploit
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/21216542/assimp_poc10.zip	exploit

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