CVE-2026-54627

SAIL: Heap out-of-bounds write in SAIL PSD decoder (Bitmap mode ignores depth)

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 17, 2026 at 07:47 PM UTC
Updated: September 23, 2026 at 06:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSAIL

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
PoC

Description

SAIL is a cross-platform library for loading and saving images with support for animation, metadata, and ICC profiles. In 0.9.10 and earlier, psd_private_sail_pixel_format() in src/sail-codecs/psd/helpers.c resolves a one-channel PSD in Bitmap color mode to SAIL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BPP1_INDEXED without requiring the file depth to be one, so the pixel buffer uses one-bit rows while sail_codec_load_frame_v8_psd() in src/sail-codecs/psd/psd.c accepts depth == 8 and writes one attacker-controlled byte per pixel. Loading a crafted PSD through sail_load_from_file() or sail_load_from_memory() therefore writes beyond each heap row, causing memory corruption, a reliable crash, or potential code execution. This mode/depth mismatch is distinct from GHSA-rcqx-gc76-r9mv and GHSA-wcj8-hxxf-pq2c. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0.

Affected

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

v < 1.0.0
Affected range stops below 1.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

9.8CRITICALGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-122CWE-787

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