CVE-2026-118589 | nschloe meshio up to 5.3.5 VTK Reader meshio/_vtk_42.py DIMENSIONS memory allocation (Issue 1576)

October 28, 2026 Yanac

A vulnerability was found in nschloe meshio up to 5.3.5 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file meshio/_vtk_42.py of the component VTK Reader. Executing a manipulation of the argument DIMENSIONS can lead to uncontrolled memory allocation.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-118589. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.VulDB Recent EntriesRead More