What is CVE-2026-112260?

CVE-2026-112260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-112260?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-112260

A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF with a malformed text-layer parasite can cause a heap out-of-bounds read, disclosing adjacent heap data into layer text and causing denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-10-19 · last modified 2026-10-19.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-112260 (vdb-entry)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-112260?: CVE-2026-112260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-112260?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.