Vulnerability in Gimp
CVE-2026-4887
A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Published · last modified .
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:L/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Gimp — versions 3.2.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support — versions 2:2.8.22-1.el7_9.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 8100020260512115927.4c9c024f
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 8040020260520140422.70584597
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On — versions 8040020260520140422.70584597
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 8060020260520140100.6af1eaf0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 8060020260520140100.6af1eaf0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services For SAP Solutions — versions 8060020260520140100.6af1eaf0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4887 (Mitigation, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15960 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16484 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17533 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19362 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20553 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20552 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20554 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20691 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-4887?
- CVE-2026-4887 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-4887?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.