High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2026· Updated Sep 2, 2026
CVE-2026-18309
CVE-2026-18309
Description
GIMP APNG 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 APNG 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-29401.
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References
2- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-462/nvdThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/c760c8309d18bdf5259f1e04ced0779462c7c636nvdBroken Link
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