What is CVE-2026-35444?

CVE-2026-35444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libsdl-org Sdl_image, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-35444?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Libsdl-org Sdl_image

CVE-2026-35444

SDL_image is a library to load images of various formats as SDL surfaces. In do_layer_surface() in src/IMG_xcf.c, pixel index values from decoded XCF tile data are used directly as colormap indices without validating them against the color…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (1.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Libsdl-org Sdl_image — versions < 996bf12888925932daace576e09c3053410896f8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/security/advisories/GHSA-gq8w-x74c-h6p7 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35444?: CVE-2026-35444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libsdl-org Sdl_image, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-35444?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.