CVE-2026-42057

High

An invalid pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the vtkPNGReader::vtkPNGReaderUpdate2 functionality of vtk 9.6. A specially crafted…

talos·CWE-825·Published 2026-10-29

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

0.00

KEV

Exploits

cve.orgen

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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.

NVDen

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CVSS metrics across sources

Version	Type	Source	Base	Exp	Impact	Vector
3.1	Primary	cve.org	7.5	—	—	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1	Primary	NVD	7.5	3.9	3.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1	Primary	cve.org	7.5	—	—	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1	Secondary	ENISA EUVD	7.5	—	—	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1	Secondary	NVD	7.5	3.9	3.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H