CVE-2026-4887

Gimp: gimp:memory disclosure and denial of service via specially crafted pcx image

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGIMP· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP’s PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 3.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Vendor states this is fixed in 2:2.8.22-1.el7_9.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:3.0.4-1.el9_7.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8040020260520140422.70584597 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8060020260520140100.6af1eaf0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8080020260520102644.0621e4ee (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8100020260512115927.4c9c024f (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unknown)

References (14)

VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHATMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4887
Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451669
ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15960
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16484
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17533
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19362
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20553
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20552

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-193

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