What is CVE-2026-7482?

CVE-2026-7482 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ollama, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-7482?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-7482 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in Ollama

CVE-2026-7482

Ollama before 0.17.1 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the GGUF model loader. The /api/create endpoint accepts an attacker-supplied GGUF file in which the declared tensor offset and size exceed the file's actual length; d…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (14.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ollama — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

abd028dc-c042-4c4d-9749-38d0f850af89 (Patch, patch)
abd028dc-c042-4c4d-9749-38d0f850af89 (Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
abd028dc-c042-4c4d-9749-38d0f850af89 (release-notes, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7482?: CVE-2026-7482 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ollama, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-7482?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-7482 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.