A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This impacts the function OBAtom::GetExplicitValence of the file isrc/atom.cpp of the component CDXML File Handler. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-3408. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.