---
id: CVE-2026-8084
aliases:
  - PYSEC-2026-2153
  - BIT-gdal-2026-8084
title: >-
  A vulnerability was determined in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This
  vulnerability affects the function memmove of the file frmts/hdf4/hd…
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was determined in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This
  vulnerability affects the function memmove of the file
  frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c of the component HDF-EOS Grid File Handler. This
  manipulation causes out-of-bounds rea…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
vendor: gdal
product: gdal
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - gdal < 3.13.0
patched:
  - gdal 3.13.0
published: '2026-05-07'
updated: '2026-07-13'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2153'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/'
  - url: 'https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1'
  - url: 'https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/blob/main/gdal_swfinfo_dimlist_oob-rw'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/361838'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/361838/cti'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/a791f70f8eaec540974ec989ca6fb00266b7646c
  - url: 'https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14378'
  - url: 'https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal_swfinfo_dimlist_oob-rw'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/808034'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00264
epssPercentile: 0.18638
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T18:58:07.602Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was determined in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. This vulnerability affects the function memmove of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c of the component HDF-EOS Grid File Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is able to resolve this issue. Patch name: a791f70f8eaec540974ec989ca6fb00266b7646c. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

## Affected packages

- `gdal < 3.13.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `gdal 3.13.0`