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CVE-2026-62986

MEDIUM 4.3

OpenEXR: PyOpenEXR deep prefixed RGB stale lane disclosure

CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.3.0 through 3.3.12 and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, the PyOpenEXR Python bindings return stale heap data when reading a crafted deep scanline EXR that uses layer-prefixed RGB channels. With the default channel coalescing (separate_channels=False), the wrapper groups channels such as left.R, left.G, and left.B into a single RGB sample array, but the lane-offset calculation in PyPart::setDeepSliceData() only recognizes the exact unprefixed names G, B, and A. As a result, prefixed channels like left.G and left.B are decoded into lane 0 while lanes 1 and 2 are left uninitialized and returned to Python. A Python application that reads untrusted deep EXR files through the default OpenEXR.File API and then logs, serializes, previews, or otherwise processes the resulting NumPy sample arrays may expose uninitialized same-process heap contents, in addition to receiving incorrect green and blue channel data. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.13 and 3.4.14.

CWE CWE-200 CWE-457 CWE-908
Vendor academysoftwarefoundation
Product openexr
Published Aug 25, 2026
Last Updated Aug 25, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Affected Versions

AcademySoftwareFoundation / openexr
>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13 >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.14

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-pf59-r2mc-x746 github.com: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/36ff0968de08d7ae80792f9f53402f93433207bb github.com: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/5105809507ba572d8cad12ec9f5a5c9d378354b9 github.com: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/5a534e2228c853034e5cb9d2599ebf82f48f51b0