What is CVE-2024-48423?

CVE-2024-48423 is a high-severity vulnerability in Assimp, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-48423?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Assimp

CVE-2024-48423

An issue in assimp v.5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the CallbackToLogRedirector function within the Assimp library.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2024-10-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Assimp — versions 5.4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/5788 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-48423?: CVE-2024-48423 is a high-severity vulnerability in Assimp, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-48423?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.