Medium 5.3Published May 9, 2026

CVE-2026-8212OSGeo gdal SWapi.c SWSDfldsrch heap-based overflow

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 2:23 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A flaw has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SWSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 addresses this issue. This patch is called 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. The affected component should be upgraded.

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:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-122, 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: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

OSGeo gdal osgeo:gdal	3.13.0dev-4; 3.13.0RC1 not affected	CNA record
osgeo gdal osgeo:gdal	through 3.12.4; 3.13.0; 3.13.0	NVD

References

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429	vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429/cti	signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/submit/808127	third-party-advisory, exploit, vdb-entry
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398	issue-tracking, exploit, mitigation, patch
https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read	exploit, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd	patch
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1	patch, release-notes
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/	product

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