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High severity · published Oct 29, 2026
CVE-2026-41216
An invalid pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the vtkPNGReader::ExecuteInformation functionality of vtk 9.6
New
7.5
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An invalid pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the vtkPNGReader::ExecuteInformation functionality of vtk 9.6. A specially crafted .png file can lead to a denial of service. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VT
vtk · vtk
9.6 · source: vendor
Affected product
VT
vtk
vtk
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41216
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41216
talosintelligence.com
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2412
vtk.org
https://vtk.org/download/
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