High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2026· Updated Sep 2, 2026
CVE-2026-18306
CVE-2026-18306
Description
GIMP SGI 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 SGI files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29396.
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Affected products
16- osv-coords14 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/gimp-devel-toolspkg:rpm/almalinux/pygobject2-docpkg:rpm/almalinux/pygtk2-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/pygtk2-docpkg:rpm/almalinux/python2-cairopkg:rpm/almalinux/gimppkg:rpm/almalinux/gimp-libspkg:rpm/almalinux/gimp-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/pygobject2pkg:rpm/almalinux/pygobject2-codegenpkg:rpm/almalinux/pygtk2pkg:rpm/almalinux/pygtk2-codegenpkg:rpm/almalinux/python2-cairo-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/pygobject2-devel
< 2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80.8+ 13 more
- (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: < 2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900
- (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: < 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.10
- (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: < 2.28.7-5.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: < 2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900
- (no CPE)range: < 1.16.3-7.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
- (no CPE)range: < 2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+4267+35168c80
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/76531da9732f38566e5fd8f8f80c837158511ae5nvdPatch
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-459/nvdThird Party AdvisoryPatch
News mentions
1- GIMP: Five Integer Overflow RCE Vulnerabilities Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Aug 20, 2026