01 Record
CVE-2026-118589
nschloe meshio VTK Reader _vtk_42.py memory allocation
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: VulDB
CNA base score6.9 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
02 Description
nschloe meshio VTK Reader _vtk_42.py memory allocation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- Not scored by EPSS
- EPSS percentile
- Not scored by EPSS
- NVD base score
- 6.9 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-29.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-28 23:45Z3 HR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-28 23:45Z3 HR AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-10-28
- Assigning CNA
- VulDB
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9a2ae4a3467e2c0387b694ca6d2578731679f6565ed5f8606b749fa017f6da79
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- vuldb.comVDB-428027 | nschloe meshio VTK Reader _vtk_42.py memory allocationhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/428027
- vuldb.comVDB-428027 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)https://vuldb.com/vuln/428027/cti
- vuldb.comCVE-2026-118589 | CVE Analysis and Reporthttps://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-118589
- vuldb.comSubmit #1026207 | nschloe meshio 5.3.5 Uncontrolled Memory Allocationhttps://vuldb.com/submit/1026207
- github.comhttps://github.com/nschloe/meshio/issues/1576
- github.comhttps://github.com/nschloe/meshio/