๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-2048

HIGH 7.8

GIMP XWD File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

GIMP XWD File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of XWD files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28591.

CWE CWE-787
Vendor gimp
Product gimp
Published Feb 20, 2026
Last Updated Jul 15, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Versions

GIMP / GIMP
3.2.0-RC1

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
zerodayinitiative.com: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-121/ gitlab.gnome.org: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/2586/diffs?commit_id=57712677007793118388c5be6fb8231f22a2b341 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2048 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441527 security.access.redhat.com: https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2048.json access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5113 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5435 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5436 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5434 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5437 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5390 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5389 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5391 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5388 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4173