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high 7.8

CVE-2026-97185 json

Gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in gimpressionist plugin via crafted preset file

published 2026-09-24 46 d ago modified 2026-11-05 4 d ago also EUVD-2026-85817

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 8100020261015094823.4c9c024f
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.14
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions 2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.7
  • gimp Debian 14 3.2.8-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97185

  • gimp RHEL 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+25091+9b86bd7c.9
  • pygtk2 RHEL 8 2.24.0-25.module+el8.9.0+21228+8e80d31d
  • gimp-libs RHEL 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+25091+9b86bd7c.9
  • pygobject2 RHEL 8 2.28.7-5.module+el8.10.0+22676+becd68d6
  • python2-cairo RHEL 8 1.16.3-7.module+el8.10.0+22676+becd68d6
  • pygtk2-codegen RHEL 8 2.24.0-25.module+el8.9.0+21228+8e80d31d
  • python2-pycairo RHEL 8 1.16.3-7.module+el8.10.0+22676+becd68d6
  • gimp-devel-tools RHEL 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+25091+9b86bd7c.9

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:84744RHSA-2026:75575

  • gimp SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 2.10.30-150400.3.82.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4653-1

  • gimp openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.6-4.1
  • gimp openSUSE Leap 16.0 3.0.8-bp160.12.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12082-1openSUSE-SU-2026:22025-1

  • gimp AlmaLinux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4306+69430cd5.9
  • pygtk2 AlmaLinux 8 2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900
  • gimp-libs AlmaLinux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4306+69430cd5.9
  • pygobject2 AlmaLinux 8 2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
  • python2-cairo AlmaLinux 8 1.16.3-7.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
  • pygtk2-codegen AlmaLinux 8 2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900
  • gimp-devel-tools AlmaLinux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4306+69430cd5.9
  • pygobject2-codegen AlmaLinux 8 2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:84744ALSA-2026:75575

  • gimp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+40075+a21479b4.4
  • gimp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+1927+52edb5a0
  • gimp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+40308+ebf9d253.8
  • gimp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+40033+6fd27379.3
  • gimp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+40181+ad0e3a65.6
  • gimp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+1998+a08ccc48.2
  • gimp Rocky Linux 8 2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+40134+eab491b1.5
  • pygtk2 Rocky Linux 8 2.24.0-25.module+el8.9.0+1723+9bc93544

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:84744

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-2026-97185 updated cvss 7.8

gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in GIMPressionist plugin via crafted preset file

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gimp, gimp-libs, gimp-devel-tools, gimp-help-browser
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Do not load GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources.”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gimp, gimp-libs, gimp-devel-tools
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Do not load GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources.”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 gimp
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Do not load GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources.”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) pygtk2 2.24.0-25.module+el8.9.0+21228+8e80d31d, gimp 2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+25091+9b86bd7c.9, pygobject2 2.28.7-5.module+el8.10.0+22676+becd68d6, gimp-libs 2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+25091+9b86bd7c.9, python2-cairo 1.16.3-7.module+el8.10.0+22676+becd68d6, pygtk2-codegen 2.24.0-25.module+el8.9.0+21228+8e80d31d, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not load GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources.” RHSA-2026:84744
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gimp 3.0.4-4.el9_8.14, gimp-libs 3.0.4-4.el9_8.14
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not load GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources.” RHSA-2026:75575
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) gimp 2.99.8-4.el9_2.7, gimp-libs 2.99.8-4.el9_2.7
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not load GIMPressionist preset files from untrusted sources.” RHSA-2026:93589

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
46 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% 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 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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