CVE-2026-68515

OpenEXR: Heap out-of-bounds write in exrmultiview with subsampled channel union

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2026 at 07:34 PM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 09:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenexr

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions before 3.2.11, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, exrmultiview can write past a heap allocation when it combines two attacker-supplied, individually valid scanline EXR files whose union dataWindow is not aligned to one view's channel subsampling. The utility allocates sampled channel storage using a truncated union_width / xSampling, then reads the sampled input through a Slice based on the misaligned union window, producing a heap out-of-bounds write. The trigger is normal public-tool processing, such as exrmultiview left A.exr right B.exr out.exr with crafted but valid inputs, so this is not solely an API or caller-precondition issue. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.11, 3.3.13, and 3.4.14.

Affected

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

v < 3.2.11v < 3.3.13v < 3.4.14
Affected range stops below 3.2.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.3.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-787

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