CVE-2024-40724: Assimp

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.

Affected products

• Assimp Assimp: before 5.4.2 (fixed in 5.4.2)

Published 2024-07-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.