High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2026· Updated Sep 2, 2026
CVE-2026-18301
CVE-2026-18301
Description
GIMP PSD File Parsing Integer 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 PSD files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29395.
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Affected products
15- osv-coords14 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/gimp-libspkg:rpm/almalinux/gimp-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/gimp-devel-toolspkg:rpm/almalinux/pygobject2-codegenpkg:rpm/almalinux/pygobject2-docpkg:rpm/almalinux/pygtk2-docpkg:rpm/almalinux/gimppkg:rpm/almalinux/pygobject2pkg:rpm/almalinux/pygobject2-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/pygtk2pkg:rpm/almalinux/python2-cairo-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/python2-cairopkg:rpm/almalinux/pygtk2-codegenpkg:rpm/almalinux/pygtk2-devel
< 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.10+ 13 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.10
- (no CPE)range: < 2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80.8
- (no CPE)range: < 2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80.8
- (no CPE)range: < 2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
- (no CPE)range: < 2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
- (no CPE)range: < 2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900
- (no CPE)range: < 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.10
- (no CPE)range: < 2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
- (no CPE)range: < 2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
- (no CPE)range: < 2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900
- (no CPE)range: < 1.16.3-7.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
- (no CPE)range: < 1.16.3-7.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
- (no CPE)range: < 2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900
- (no CPE)range: < 2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/2772nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-454/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
News mentions
1- GIMP: Five Integer Overflow RCE Vulnerabilities Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Aug 20, 2026