CVE-2025-15538 (GCVE-0-2025-15538)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-18 23:02 – Updated: 2026-01-18 23:02
VLAI?
Title
Open Asset Import Library Assimp LWOMaterial.cpp FindUVChannels use after free
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 6.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Assimp::LWOImporter::FindUVChannels of the file /src/assimp/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOMaterial.cpp. Such manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This and similar defects are tracked and handled via issue #6128.
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Open Asset Import Library Assimp Affected: 6.0.0
Affected: 6.0.1
Affected: 6.0.2
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Credits
sisyphus-w4ng (VulDB User)
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