{"id":"CVE-2026-122052","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-122052"],"related":[],"title":"laspy: LAS file reader allows uncontrolled memory allocation remotely","description":"A vulnerability has been found in laspy up to 2.7.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file laspy/lasreader.py of the component LAS File Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled memory allocation. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible.","summary":"laspy, a Python library for reading LAS point-cloud files, has an uncontrolled memory allocation in its file reader up to version 2.7.0. A crafted LAS file can make a program using it allocate excessive memory, which can crash or exhaust the host.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["geospatial","laspy","package","python"],"not_affected_if":["no-untrusted-las-input"],"how_to_check":"- Run `pip show laspy` and compare the version against `2.7.0`\n- Search project dependencies for `laspy` in `requirements.txt`, `pyproject.toml` or `poetry.lock`","fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-05T01:17:21+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-05T01:30:51+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-05T01:32:10+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-05T01:32:10+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-05T01:32:10Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"network","title":"laspy: LAS file reader allows uncontrolled memory allocation remotely","impact":"low","summary":"laspy, a Python library for reading LAS point-cloud files, has an uncontrolled memory allocation in its file reader up to version 2.7.0. A crafted LAS file can make a program using it allocate excessive memory, which can crash or exhaust the host.","audience":"developers","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["python","laspy","geospatial"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"Remote input exhausts memory and crashes the reading process","analyst_note":"Check the NVD entry and the project repository for the fixed version and the exact trigger in laspy/lasreader.py.","how_to_check":"- Run `pip show laspy` and compare the version against `2.7.0`\n- Search project dependencies for `laspy` in `requirements.txt`, `pyproject.toml` or `poetry.lock`","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["no-untrusted-las-input"],"who_is_affected":"Applications that use laspy up to 2.7.0 to read LAS files, especially ones that accept LAS files from outside sources. The sources do not describe a specific configuration; teams that do not parse LAS files from untrusted input can likely skip it.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000682,"input_tokens":4205,"output_tokens":522,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-122052':12A,15A '-2026':11A,14A '2.7.0':43B,73C 'affect':74C 'alloc':8A,35B,54B,98C 'allow':5A 'attack':103C 'cloud':29B 'compon':88C 'craft':45B 'crash':59B 'cve':10A,13A 'excess':55B 'exhaust':61B 'exploit':100C 'file':3A,30B,38B,47B,84C,90C 'found':68C 'function':81C 'geospati':16B 'handler':91C 'host':63B 'issu':77C 'las':2A,26B,46B,89C 'laspi':1A,17B,20B,70C 'laspy/lasreader.py':85C 'lead':94C 'librari':23B 'make':49B 'manipul':93C 'memori':7A,34B,56B,97C 'packag':18B 'point':28B 'point-cloud':27B 'possibl':105C 'program':51B 'python':19B,22B 'read':25B 'reader':4A,39B 'remot':9A,99C 'uncontrol':6A,33B,96C 'unknown':80C 'use':52B 'version':42B 'vulner':65C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Applications that use laspy up to 2.7.0 to read LAS files, especially ones that accept LAS files from outside sources. The sources do not describe a specific configuration; teams that do not parse LAS files from untrusted input can likely skip it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"developers","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["geospatial","laspy","medium","package","python"],"campaign_type":null,"first_public_at":"2026-11-05T01:17:21+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"cna@vuldb.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-122052","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-122052","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-05T01:17:21+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-05T01:17:21+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-05T01:30:51+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-05T01:30:51+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}