Bug 2486786 (CVE-2026-10233)

Summary: CVE-2026-10233 assimp: Assimp: Out-of-bounds read in Half-Life 1 MDL Loader allows information disclosure
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A flaw was found in Assimp, within its Half-Life 1 MDL Loader component. A local attacker could exploit an out-of-bounds read vulnerability by manipulating specific input. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-09 08:57:17 UTC 
A security vulnerability has been detected in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected by this issue is the function HL1MDLLoader::read_sequence_infos of the file HL1MDLLoader.cpp of the component Half-Life 1 MDL Loader. The manipulation of the argument aiString leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project tagged the reported issue as bug.