CVE-2026-118590

MEDIUM 5.3

nipy nibabel Header volumeutils.py array_from_file memory allocation

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A security vulnerability has been detected in nipy nibabel up to 5.4.2. The affected element is the function array_from_file of the file nibabel/volumeutils.py of the component Header Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

CWE	CWE-789 CWE-400
Vendor	nipy
Product	nibabel
Published	Oct 29, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:C

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

nipy / nibabel

5.4.0 5.4.1 5.4.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/428028 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/428028/cti vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-118590 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/submit/1026208 github.com: https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/issues/1566 github.com: https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/pull/1587 github.com: https://github.com/nipy/nibabel/

Credits

🔍 Mohammedix88 (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team