CVE-2026-42478
Open CASCADE Technology (OCCT) VRML Denial of Service
Description
An issue was discovered in VrmlData_IndexedFaceSet::TShape in the VRML V2.0 parser in Open CASCADE Technology (OCCT) V8_0_0_rc5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted VRML file. The issue occurs because malformed VRML input can trigger dereference of a corrupt or unvalidated pointer during shape construction in libTKDEVRML.so.
INFO
Published Date :
May 1, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 1, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-42478
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Solution
- Update Open CASCADE Technology to a patched version.
- Validate VRML input before processing.
- Avoid processing untrusted VRML files.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-42478.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gist.github.com/sgInnora/dfba083d04906283e9c92aea78e2d94a |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An issue was discovered in VrmlData_IndexedFaceSet::TShape in the VRML V2.0 parser in Open CASCADE Technology (OCCT) V8_0_0_rc5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted VRML file. The issue occurs because malformed VRML input can trigger dereference of a corrupt or unvalidated pointer during shape construction in libTKDEVRML.so. Added Reference https://gist.github.com/sgInnora/dfba083d04906283e9c92aea78e2d94a