Out-of-bounds Read in Gimp
CVE-2026-66759
A flaw was found in the file-icns plugin in GIMP. When applying a decompressed mask during ICNS image processing, the plugin reads from the mask data buffer without verifying if the cursor exceeds the allocated resource size. If a crafted file contains a truncated mask resource, the icns_decompress function continues reading past the bounds of the buffer. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability results in information disclosure of heap contents, where memory contents are leaked as alpha channel pixel values, or a crash leading to a denial of service if unmapped memory is accessed.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (16.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gimp — versions 3.0.8, 3.2.4
- Gnome Gimp — versions 2.99.14
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.9
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-66759?
- CVE-2026-66759 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gimp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2026-66759?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.