An invalid pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the vtkPNGReader::ExecuteInformation functionality of vtk 9.6.

published 2026-10-29 10 d ago modified 2026-10-30 9 d ago also EUVD-2026-113326

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits: 0; none known

An invalid pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the vtkPNGReader::ExecuteInformation 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.

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-41216 updated 2026-11-03 cvss 5.5

vtk: vtk: Denial of Service via crafted PNG file in vtkPNGReader

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not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 9 d ago (2026-10-30)

Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

vtk vtk

Classification

Weakness

CWE-825 Expired Pointer Dereference

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-41216
NVD CVE-2026-41216

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Summary