tinyobjloader-c Stack Buffer Overflow in MTL Material File Line Parsing (CVE-2026-71266) | HOL Guard CVE

High · CVSS 7.8CVE-2026-71266

tinyobjloader-c Stack Buffer Overflow in MTL Material File Line Parsing

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-71266 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in tinyobjloader-c Stack Buffer Overflow in MTL Material File Line Parsing. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps syoyo/tinyobjloader-c (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 5, 2026Updated Aug 26, 2026Source checked Sep 19, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 5, 2026Material review Aug 26, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps syoyo/tinyobjloader-c (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
syoyo/tinyobjloader-cgeneric	0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for syoyo/tinyobjloader-c.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

tinyobjloader-c's tinyobj_parse_and_index_mtl_file (tinyobj_loader_c.h) reads each line of a .mtl material file into a fixed 4096-byte stack buffer via memcpy(linebuf, p, p_len), guarded only by . The identical vulnerable pattern is duplicated in a second function in the same file.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.