# CVE-2026-50126: adaguc-server GeoJSON coordinate parser (CConvertGeoJSON.cpp) vulnerable to out-of-bounds read and NULL pointer dereference

- Severity: CVSS 4.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.2
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- KNMI adaguc-server: fixed in 7.2.2

## Description

Adaguc-server is an open source geographical information system to visualize, combine, compare and share real-time meteorological, climatological and remote sensing data via OGC standards. Versions prior to 7.2.2 crash with a memory-safety fault when it parses a GeoJSON document whose geometry contains a malformed coordinate. The coordinate parser in `adagucserverEC/CConvertGeoJSON.cpp` indexes `pt.u.array.values[0]` and `pt.u.array.values[1]` and uses `polygon.u.array.length` as a loop bound without first validating the JSON node type or the coordinate length. A coordinate that is an empty array, a one-element array, a scalar, or `null` leads to an out-of-bounds heap read or a NULL pointer dereference. The same unchecked pattern is present in four geometry branches: `Polygon`, `LineString`, `MultiLineString` and `MultiPolygon`. The vulnerable parser runs whenever the server processes a local GeoJSON file, either a configured GeoJSON dataset or a GeoJSON file exposed through the `AutoResource` feature and requested by an unauthenticated WMS request. A crafted GeoJSON file reliably crashes the backend process that handles that request. Version 7.2.2 patches the vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on KNMI adaguc-server, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/KNMI/adaguc-server/security/advisories/GHSA-mwgv-59vv-rp2m
- https://github.com/KNMI/adaguc-server/pull/710
- https://github.com/KNMI/adaguc-server/commit/30dffde1a1776b994d60026f41ca620f7cad72e9
- https://github.com/KNMI/adaguc-server/releases/tag/7.2.2

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