CVE-2026-19968 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2026-19968LOW

Open Asset Import Library Assimp 3DGS MDL7 Model LWOLoader.h ReadFaces_3DGS_MDL7 heap-based overflow

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   P   N   N   L    2.1   .0037   30.5     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions   Fixed
  Assimp   17c12da –  —

TIMELINE
  Aug 16  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-19968 (Open Asset Import Library Assimp). Public exploit reference added.
  Aug 16  Reserved by VulDB
  Aug 17  Published (CNA: VulDB)

CWE-122, CWE-119 · CNA: VulDB · CVSS v4.0 · 8 references · NVD status: Received

Description

A weakness has been identified in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 17c12da. The affected element is the function Assimp::MDLImporter::ReadFaces_3DGS_MDL7 in the library code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOLoader.h of the component 3DGS MDL7 Model Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called ee77bb09a42a49843ac85ef64c14d2328b251df1. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 16, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-19968 (Open Asset Import Library Assimp). Public exploit reference added.
August 16, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulDB
August 17, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulDB)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Open Asset Import Library	Assimp	—	17c12da	—

Weaknesses

CWE-122 · CWE-119

References (8)

https://github.com/assimp/assimp/commit/ee77bb09a42a49843ac85ef64c14d2328b251df1 [patch]
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6630 [issue-tracking]
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/6717 [issue-tracking, patch]
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27425090/poc.zip [exploit]
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19968 [third-party-advisory]
https://vuldb.com/submit/873129 [third-party-advisory]
https://vuldb.com/vuln/391145 [vdb-entry, technical-description]
https://vuldb.com/vuln/391145/cti [signature, permissions-required]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-19968 at cve.org

Vendors: open asset import library

Weaknesses: CWE-122 · CWE-119

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