๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-4152

HIGH 7.8

GIMP JP2 File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

GIMP JP2 File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 JP2 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28863.

CWE CWE-122
Vendor gimp
Product gimp
Published Apr 11, 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
3.0.8

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
zerodayinitiative.com: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-219/ gitlab.gnome.org: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/f64c9c23ba3c37dc7b875a9fb477c23953b4666e access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4152 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457533 security.access.redhat.com: https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4152.json access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20691 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25899 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25907 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25901 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16484 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19362