What is CVE-2026-40919?

CVE-2026-40919 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-40919?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Gimp

CVE-2026-40919

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a buffer overflow in the `file-seattle-filmworks` plugin, can be exploited when a user opens a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. A remote attacker could leverage this to cause a denial…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (5.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Gimp
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
RHBZ#2458748 (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-40919?: CVE-2026-40919 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-40919?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.