Is vtk affected by CVE-2025-57108?

PyPI vtk is affected in <9.5.1.

Is CVE-2025-57108 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

critical

CVE-2025-57108

Q: Is CVE-2025-57108 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

PyPI · vtk

Summary

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

Severity: critical
EPSS: 0.3% (p24)
Also known as: PYSEC-2025-226
Published: 2025-10-31

References

https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/issues/19736

Related advisories

CVE-2025-57107 — high · PyPI/vtk
CVE-2025-57106 — high · PyPI/vtk

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