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high 7.8

CVE-2026-112261 json

Gimp: gimp: use-after-free in xcf loader via prop_selected_path

published 2026-10-19 20 d ago modified 2026-11-04 4 d ago also EUVD-2026-104653

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF that selects a path and then fails to load that path can cause a use-after-free in the main process, leading to a crash and potentially arbitrary code execution.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.15
  • gimp Debian 14 3.2.8-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112261

  • gimp AlmaLinux 9 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.15
  • gimp-libs AlmaLinux 9 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.15

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:93975

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-112261 updated cvss 7.8

gimp: gimp: use-after-free in XCF loader via PROP_SELECTED_PATH

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 gimp
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Avoid opening untrusted XCF files in GIMP. If GIMP is unused, remove the gimp package.”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gimp 3.0.4-4.el9_8.15, gimp-libs 3.0.4-4.el9_8.15
    fixed: vendor fix “Avoid opening untrusted XCF files in GIMP. If GIMP is unused, remove the gimp package.” RHSA-2026:93975
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gimp, gimp-libs, gimp-devel-tools, gimp-help-browser Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gimp, gimp-libs, gimp-devel-tools Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gimp, pygtk2, gimp-libs, pygobject2, python2-cairo, pygtk2-codegen, +3 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
19 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Classification

Weakness

References

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