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CVE-2025-70069: An issue in Assimp v.6.0.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the FBXConverter.cpp a...

An issue in Assimp v.6.0.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the FBXConverter.cpp and ConvertMeshMultiMaterial() method

HighCVSS 7.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This vulnerability can let a remote attacker crash or exhaust resources in software that processes FBX 3D files with Assimp 6.0.2. The business risk is service disruption, especially where users or partners can submit 3D assets.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation if FBX files are accepted from customers, partners, public uploads, or automated asset feeds. Internal-only, tightly controlled processing is lower urgency but still needs tracking because the expected impact is availability loss.

Technical view

CVE-2025-70069 is a denial-of-service issue in Assimp 6.0.2, tied to FBXConverter.cpp and ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(). The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in applications, pipelines, or services that use Assimp 6.0.2 to parse FBX files from untrusted or semi-trusted sources. The provided CVE data does not identify specific downstream products or CPEs.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. A public gist is referenced, but the supplied metadata does not prove exploitation in the wild. Treat exploit maturity as unclear and prioritize based on exposed FBX parsing paths.

Researcher notes

The record names Assimp 6.0.2 and ConvertMeshMultiMaterial(), with CWE mappings for input validation and resource consumption. Affected vendor/product fields are listed as n/a, so validation depends on SBOM, build, and runtime component analysis rather than CPE matching alone.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory applications, libraries, and containers that include Assimp 6.0.2 or import FBX files.
  • Check Assimp, OS vendor, and distribution guidance for fixed packages or backports.
  • Restrict untrusted FBX uploads until vendor guidance is confirmed.
  • Process 3D imports with memory, CPU, time, and file-size limits.
  • Isolate asset-conversion workers from critical application services.
  • Monitor parser crashes, worker restarts, and resource exhaustion events.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether any deployed component links against or packages Assimp 6.0.2.
  • Map all upload, API, and batch-processing paths that accept FBX files.
  • Review SBOMs and dependency manifests for Assimp usage.
  • Check Red Hat advisories and VEX data for downstream applicability.
  • Review logs for repeated FBX import failures or resource exhaustion.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
6

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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2CVSS vectors
5Timeline events
2ADP providers
5Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: yesTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

2 official scores

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.5CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6CISA-ADP
7.5CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6redhat-SADP

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

7.5High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2025-70069Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.

  1. CVE reservedCVE Program

    The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.

  2. ADP timelineredhat-SADP

    Made public.

  3. CVE publishedCVE Program

    The CVE record was published.

  4. ADP timelineredhat-SADP

    Reported to Red Hat.

  5. CVE updatedCVE Program

    The CVE record metadata indicates this as the latest update time.

ADP provider summaries

CISA-ADPCISA ADP Vulnrichment
cvssV3_1other:ssvc
redhat-SADPAssimp: Assimp: Denial of Service via FBXConverter.cpp and ConvertMeshMultiMaterial() method
other:Red Hat severity ratingcvssV3_1
  • 2026-05-04T15:01:45.813Z: Reported to Red Hat.
  • 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z: Made public.

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
n/an/an/aListed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-1284CWE-400CWE-770

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