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CVE-2026-8212
medium
CVSS 5.3
Buffer Overflow in gdal (CVE-2026-8212)
Summary
vulnerability in gdal (CVE-2026-8212). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `3.13.0` or later.
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A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-8212** has been found in gdal.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: upgrade gdal to **3.13.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "gdal CVE-2026-8212" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-8212 (gdal) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: `3.13.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-119) exists in gdal.
📍 Affected scope
gdal — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **3.13.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'gdal' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'gdal' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `gdal` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade gdal to 3.13.0ステージング環境で 3.13.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
gdal
Bitnami
gdal
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.13.0"}]}]
pip
GDAL
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.13.0RC1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8212
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5m4-5vww-w9f5
- package https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal
- patch https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd
- report https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398
- web https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/
- web https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1
- web https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read
- web https://vuldb.com/submit/808127
- web https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429
- web https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429/cti
- web https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gdal/PYSEC-2026-4.yaml