CVE-2025-57109
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter...
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
- Record
CVE-2025-57109- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-37195
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
- Record
EUVD-2025-37195- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mm44-q4q5-7mg9
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter...
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
- Record
GHSA-mm44-q4q5-7mg9- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
- Record
CVE-2025-57109- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
- Record
CVE-2025-57109- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-57109
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-57109- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-57109
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-57109- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vtk9Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-59.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-5+deb12u19.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-69.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-79.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-7.1 Show 45 moreShow less9.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-89.2.6+dfsg1-1+exp19.2.6+dfsg1-1+exp29.3.0+dfsg1-19.3.0+dfsg1-1.19.3.0+dfsg1-1~exp19.3.0+dfsg1-1~exp29.3.0+dfsg1-1~exp39.3.0+dfsg1-1~exp49.3.0+dfsg1-29.3.0+dfsg1-39.3.0+dfsg1-3+hurd.19.3.0+dfsg1-49.3.0+dfsg1-4+m68k9.3.0+dfsg1-4.1+hurd.19.3.0+dfsg1-59.3.0+dfsg1-69.3.0+dfsg1-79.5.2+dfsg1-1~exp19.5.2+dfsg2-19.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp19.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp29.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp39.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp49.5.2+dfsg2-29.5.2+dfsg2-39.5.2+dfsg2-49.5.2+dfsg3-19.5.2+dfsg3-29.5.2+dfsg3-39.5.2+dfsg3-49.5.2+dfsg3-59.5.2+dfsg3-69.5.2+dfsg3-79.5.2+dfsg3-89.5.2+dfsg4-19.5.2+dfsg4-29.5.2+dfsg4-39.5.2+dfsg4-49.5.2+dfsg4-59.6.2+dfsg1-1exp19.6.2+dfsg1-1exp29.6.2+dfsg1-1exp39.6.2+dfsg1-1exp49.6.2+dfsg1-1exp5 |
None known |
vtk9Debian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.3.0+dfsg1-49.3.0+dfsg1-4+m68k9.3.0+dfsg1-4.1+hurd.19.3.0+dfsg1-59.3.0+dfsg1-6 Show 38 moreShow less9.3.0+dfsg1-79.5.2+dfsg1-1~exp19.5.2+dfsg2-19.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp19.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp29.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp39.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp49.5.2+dfsg2-29.5.2+dfsg2-39.5.2+dfsg2-49.5.2+dfsg3-19.5.2+dfsg3-29.5.2+dfsg3-39.5.2+dfsg3-49.5.2+dfsg3-59.5.2+dfsg3-69.5.2+dfsg3-79.5.2+dfsg3-89.5.2+dfsg4-19.5.2+dfsg4-29.5.2+dfsg4-39.5.2+dfsg4-49.5.2+dfsg4-59.6.2+dfsg1-1exp19.6.2+dfsg1-1exp29.6.2+dfsg1-1exp39.6.2+dfsg1-1exp49.6.2+dfsg1-1exp59.6.2+dfsg1-29.6.2+dfsg1-39.6.2+dfsg1-49.6.2+dfsg1-59.6.2+dfsg1-69.6.2+ds-19.6.2+ds-29.6.2+ds-2+test9.6.2+ds-2+test19.6.2+ds-3 |
None known |
vtk9Debian:14 |
before 9.6.2+ds-1, plus listed versions 9.3.0+dfsg1-49.3.0+dfsg1-4+m68k9.3.0+dfsg1-4.1+hurd.19.3.0+dfsg1-59.3.0+dfsg1-6 Show 33 moreShow less9.3.0+dfsg1-79.5.2+dfsg1-1~exp19.5.2+dfsg2-19.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp19.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp29.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp39.5.2+dfsg2-1~exp49.5.2+dfsg2-29.5.2+dfsg2-39.5.2+dfsg2-49.5.2+dfsg3-19.5.2+dfsg3-29.5.2+dfsg3-39.5.2+dfsg3-49.5.2+dfsg3-59.5.2+dfsg3-69.5.2+dfsg3-79.5.2+dfsg3-89.5.2+dfsg4-19.5.2+dfsg4-29.5.2+dfsg4-39.5.2+dfsg4-49.5.2+dfsg4-59.6.2+dfsg1-1exp19.6.2+dfsg1-1exp29.6.2+dfsg1-1exp39.6.2+dfsg1-1exp49.6.2+dfsg1-1exp59.6.2+dfsg1-29.6.2+dfsg1-39.6.2+dfsg1-49.6.2+dfsg1-59.6.2+dfsg1-6 |
9.6.2+ds-1 |
vtk9Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.0.1+dfsg1-89.1.0+really9.0.3+dfsg1-49.1.0+really9.0.3+dfsg1-4build19.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-39.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-3build1 |
None known |
vtk9Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-79.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-7build19.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-7.1build29.1.0+really9.1.0+dfsg2-7.1build3 |
None known |
vtk9Ubuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.3.0+dfsg1-4ubuntu19.3.0+dfsg1-4ubuntu2 |
None known |
vtk9Ubuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.5.2+dfsg4-3ubuntu19.6.2+dfsg1-5 |
None known |
vtk9Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 9.3.0+dfsg1-4ubuntu29.5.2+dfsg2-4ubuntu19.5.2+dfsg3-8ubuntu19.5.2+dfsg4-2ubuntu19.5.2+dfsg4-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-57109 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in vtk9, published October 30, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in vtk9 9.6.2+ds-1.
References
Left out here: 10 versions. The JSON record has them.