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Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-28231

CVE-2026-28231

Description

pillow_heif is a Python library for working with HEIF images and plugin for Pillow. Prior to version 1.3.0, an integer overflow in the encode path buffer validation of _pillow_heif.c allows an attacker to bypass bounds checks by providing large image dimensions, resulting in a heap out-of-bounds read. This can lead to information disclosure (server heap memory leaking into encoded images) or denial of service (process crash). No special configuration is required — this triggers under default settings. Version 1.3.0 fixes the issue.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
pi-heifPyPI
< 1.3.01.3.0
pillow-heifPyPI
< 1.3.01.3.0

Affected products

4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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