Answer in brief
CVE-2026-8212 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in OSGeo gdal has a heap-based buffer overflow. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps gdal (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.3. 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
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The current feed maps gdal (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| gdalpypi | >=0 <3.13.0RC1 | 3.13.0RC1 |
Published upstream
May 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
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 commit sha is 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. The affected component should be upgraded.
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