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CVE-2026-80101 json

Gimp: multiple heap out-of-bounds reads in xwd loader from unrelated width and bytes-per-line validation

published 2026-08-25 2 mo ago modified 2026-11-06 3 d ago also EUVD-2026-66112

cvss
4.4
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 14%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in the file-xwd plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted XWD image file, the plugin validates the image width and bytes-per-line parameters independently rather than ensuring their combined values are consistent with the allocated buffer size. This incorrect validation leads to improper bounds checking, causing a heap out-of-bounds read. This issue can result in an application crash, leading to a denial of service or a limited information disclosure of heap memory contents into the produced image.

Patch / fix

  • gimp Debian 14 3.2.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80101

  • gimp SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 2.10.30-150400.3.74.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4309-1

  • gimp openSUSE Leap 16.0 3.0.8-bp160.9.1
  • gimp openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.6-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21869-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11771-1

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-2026-80101 updated cvss 4.4

gimp: multiple heap out-of-bounds reads in XWD loader from unrelated width and bytes-per-line validation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gimp, gimp-libs, gimp-devel-tools, gimp-help-browser
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “To mitigate this vulnerability, do not open XWD files from untrusted sources with GIMP.”
  • 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 gimp, gimp-libs
    affected: workaround, no fix available “To mitigate this vulnerability, do not open XWD files from untrusted sources with GIMP.”

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
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • gitlab.gnome.org https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16583 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected products

  • GNOME GIMP
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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