What is CVE-2022-32990?

CVE-2022-32990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-06-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-32990?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gimp

CVE-2022-32990

An issue in gimp_layer_invalidate_boundary of GNOME GIMP 2.10.30 allows attackers to trigger an unhandled exception via a crafted XCF file, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

Published 2022-06-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Gimp — versions 2.10.30

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/8230 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32990?: CVE-2022-32990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-06-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-32990?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.