CVE-2026-129477

Description

Assimp through 6.0.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the glTF and glTF2 importers that allows attackers to read local files via crafted buffers[].uri values. Attackers can supply glTF models with '..' segments or absolute paths in buffer URIs to load files like /etc/passwd into imported mesh vertex data.

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

• 6.8CVSS 4.0, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
• 5.5CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 15 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

• CWE-22

References

• github.comissue-tracking
• github.comissue-trackingpatch
• github.comtechnical-description
• VulnCheck Advisory: Assimp through 6.0.6 Path Traversal via glTF External Buffer URIsthird-party-advisory