CVE-2026-42057
An invalid pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the vtkPNGReader::vtkPNGReaderUpdate2…
- Risk score
- 50/100
- CVSS
- 7.5 v3.1
- Published
- 29 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- An invalid pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the vtkPNGReader::vtkPNGReaderUpdate2 functionality of vtk 9.6. A specially crafted .png file can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.5 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
An invalid pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the vtkPNGReader::vtkPNGReaderUpdate2 functionality of vtk 9.6. A specially crafted .png file can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Last activity 29 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.