Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 26, 2026· Updated May 14, 2026

CVE-2026-4887

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. This issue is a heap buffer over-read in GIMP PCX file loader due to an off-by-one error. A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a specially crafted PCX image. Successful exploitation could lead to out-of-bounds memory disclosure and a possible application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected products

GIMP/Gimp4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.2.0
- cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:3.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15960nvdExploitIssue Tracking
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4887nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16484nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17533nvd

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