CVE-2026-8086: A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This issue affects the function SWnentries of the file…
CVE-2026-8086 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-05-07
A vulnerability was identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This issue affects the function SWnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Such manipulation of the argument DimensionName leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 3.12.4RC1 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 9491e794f1757f08063ea2f7a274ad2994afa636. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8086 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-8086?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, 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-2026-8086?
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-2026-8086?
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.