Vulnerability in Gimp
CVE-2026-2239
A flaw was found in GIMP. Heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the fread_pascal_string function when processing a specially crafted PSD (Photoshop Document) file. This occurs because the buffer allocated for a Pascal string is not properly null-terminated, leading to an out-of-bounds read when strlen() is subsequently called. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability can cause the application to crash, resulting in an application level Denial of Service.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gimp — versions 3.2.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2239 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15812 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-2239?
- CVE-2026-2239 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Improper Null Termination. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2026-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-2239?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.