Critical severity · published Oct 31, 2025
CVE-2025-57108
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) through 9.5.0 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in vtkGLTFDocumentLoader
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) through 9.5.0 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability in vtkGLTFDocumentLoader. The vulnerability manifests during mesh object copy operations where vector members are accessed after the underlying memory has been freed, specifically when handling GLTF files with corrupted or invalid mesh reference structures.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VT
Vtk · Vtk
through 9.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57108
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-57108
Exploit
https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/issues/19736
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