CVE-2026-8084: A vulnerability was determined in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This vulnerability affects the function memmove of the…

CVE-2026-8084 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.3 · Published 2026-05-07

A vulnerability was determined in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This vulnerability affects the function memmove of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c of the component HDF-EOS Grid File Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is able to resolve this issue. Patch name: a791f70f8eaec540974ec989ca6fb00266b7646c. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Technologies: OSGeo Gdal, GDAL (PyPI). Vendors: OSGeo, PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-8084 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8084 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-8084?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.3, published 7 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
GDAL (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.13.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8084?
Yes. GDAL (PyPI): upgrade to 3.13.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-8084?
Check whether you run OSGeo Gdal or GDAL (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • GDAL (PyPI): upgrade to 3.13.0 or later
    pip install "GDAL>=3.13.0"

Affected products

  • OSGeo Gdal
  • GDAL (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.13.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2026-8084
  • PYSEC-2026-2153

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