CVE-2026-78475
MEDIUM 6.1A flaw was found in the file-pix (ESM) plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted PIX image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without proper bounds checking, causing an unbounded stack allocation followed by a 21-byte stack over-read. This can result in a denial of service due to stack exhaustion and a limited information disclosure of stack memory contents into an intermediate file.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 8th percentile
Impact if exploited
6.1CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityLow
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
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Affected
Vendors Gnome Red Hat Gimp Redhat
Products Gimp Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Enterprise Linux
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gimp | Gimp | ≥ 3.0.0 and ≤ 3.3.1 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.1 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - MEDIUM 6.1 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H