CVE-2026-111128 — Assimp through 6.0.5 NULL Pointer Dereference via Ogre Importer Bone Assignment
Assimp through 6.0.5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Ogre3D importer that allows attackers to crash applications via unvalidated bone indices in OgreStructs.cpp. Attackers can supply a crafted .mesh and .skeleton file referencing a missing bone, causing BoneById() to return null and crash the host process.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Technical severity (medium)+3
- CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Assimp Assimp).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | CVSS 4.0 | Medium | — | — | disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 6.8 | CVSS 4.0 | Medium | — | — | VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: disclosure@vulncheck.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- SSVC assessment updated
- Affected products added · assimp/assimp
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 5.5
- Source status changed · → Received
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× References added · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
5 on the record
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/assimp-through-6.0.5-null-pointer-dereference-via-ogre-imp
- github.com/assimp/assimp/blob/392a658f9c271be965271f45e7521a1b80ea4392/code/Asse
- github.com/assimp/assimp
- hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/assimp-ogre-mesh-bone-submesh-null-deref
- github.com/assimp/assimp/blob/392a658f9c271be965271f45e7521a1b80ea4392/code/Asse
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
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- High CVE-2025-15538 Open Asset Import Library Assimp LWOMaterial.cpp FindUVChannels use after free Jan 18, 2026
- High CVE-2025-11277 Open Asset Import Library Assimp Q3DLoader.cpp InternReadFile heap-based overflow Oct 4, 2025
- Medium CVE-2025-11274 Open Asset Import Library Assimp Q3DLoader.cpp InternReadFile allocation of resources Oct 4, 2025
- High CVE-2025-11275 Open Asset Import Library Assimp OpenDDLParserUtils.h getNextSeparator heap-based overflow Oct 4, 2025
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No FIRST EPSS score.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-111128 is "Assimp through 6.0.5 NULL Pointer Dereference via Ogre Importer Bone Assignment", rated Medium. It affects Assimp (Assimp); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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