CVE-2026-35591
HIGH 7 ALL-YEARSlibvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. The `tiffload` operation in libvips versions before and including 8.18.1 could incorrectly determine the number of channels in a JPEG or JPEG2000-encoded tile within a TIFF image, leading to a possible buffer overflow. This has been patched in version 8.18.2.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 5th percentile
Impact if exploited
7CVSS 4.0 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityLow
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122: : Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References and research data (JSON)
Vendor product assessments
All currently supported Red Hat products · known not affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-13T17:13:05+00:00
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Libvips | Libvips | < 8.18.2 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - HIGH 7 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/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 - HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Patches & mitigations
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-523x-vhfw-6r76 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-07-20T16:24:50.831Z
NVD · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-19T19:10:32.480
Red Hat · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-13T17:13:05+00:00 - https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4973 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-07-20T16:24:50.831Z
NVD · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-19T19:10:32.480
Red Hat · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-13T17:13:05+00:00 - https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/df044e409a0db77c980fa1a9f86a13fbfb2dc8fe CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-07-20T16:24:50.831Z
NVD · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-19T19:10:32.480
Red Hat · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-13T17:13:05+00:00
Advisories
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-35591.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-13T17:13:05+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-46004 EUVD · EUVD-2026-46004
Technical & other
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35591 Red Hat · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-13T17:13:05+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35591 Red Hat · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-13T17:13:05+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35591 Red Hat · CVE-2026-35591 · Updated 2026-08-13T17:13:05+00:00
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS