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CVE-2026-22695

LIBPNG has a heap buffer over-read in png_image_read_direct_scaled (regression from CVE-2025-65018 fix)

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 13th percentile. Fixed in 1.6.54.

CVSS 3.16.1MediumEPSS percentile13th0.2% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix1.6.54Upgrade to this build
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OpenVAS · 83 checks

e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118823

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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  • Pnggroup LibpngAffected: < 1.6.54Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • LibpngAffected: ≥ 1.6.51, < 1.6.54Upgrade to: 1.6.54Stated by: NVD
  • ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special EditionAffected: 1.7Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОСAffected: 8.0Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Guy Eric Schalnat Andreas Dilger Glenn Randers-Pehrson libpngAffected: от 1.6.51 до 1.6.53 включительноUpgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From 1.6.51 to 1.6.53, there is a heap buffer over-read in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row stride. This is a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2025-65018. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.54.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS13th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 13th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 164 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Scored 6.1 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

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